howard ([info]loosma) wrote in [info]literarytattoos,
2009-09-19 16:18:00
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dan brown related tattoos

I love Dan Brown, particularly his Robert Langdon series and I have huge respect for him and his research for his new book The Lost Symbol. I'm reading that now and I'm having a hard time putting it down but there are some great quotes in here. I keep wanting to highlight them and come back because sometimes I come across a sentence that hits me hard just because it relates to me in a way. As do everyone when they tattoo a quote or lyric or whatever on their body

Anyway, so really if any readers of those books have gotten a tattoo relating to the plot or through some quote in there? Especially puzzle lovers? lol

This quote opens the story;

To live in the world without becoming aware
of the meaning of the world is like
wandering about in a great library
without touching the books.

Edit-

Ok ok! I got the message! Dan Brown sucks, I have horrible literary sense, the oprah book club thing is probably I something should check into, etc etc etc. Anyway, everyone is entitled to their opinion,  regardless of how polite or bitchy it was presented but to each their own. Oh also, I explained myself poorly. I wasn't talking about tattooing myself or had any ideas of doing it (just yet anyway) but more seeking examples of anyone who got a tattoo in relation to that series.

Anyway, so really if any readers of those books have gotten a tattoo relating to the plot or through some quote in there? Especially puzzle lovers? lol

Sorry for causing drama! With that said. I am going to finish this awesomely entertaining book and get a good night sleep :) Goodnight!

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[info]perfectfigure

September 19 2009, 21:33:47 UTC 2 years ago

Required elitist asshole comment: Dan Brown as literature? Really?

[info]intothefireugo

September 19 2009, 22:24:00 UTC 2 years ago

Haha, that was exactly my first thought.

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[info]mythrai

September 19 2009, 21:48:44 UTC 2 years ago

I know ambigrams are a popular tattoo, like the earth water air fire one, but as a theologian/fine arts major, Dan Brown's research is spurious at best.

[info]enchantedbedlam

September 21 2009, 05:36:11 UTC 2 years ago

And as a psychology major, I find your desperate cry for validation and attention rather interesting.

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[info]playguitar

September 19 2009, 22:21:01 UTC 2 years ago

My father has been part of the freemasons for years, and trust me - there's none of that crazy shit he writes about going on. Whatsoever.

[info]loosma

September 20 2009, 01:53:16 UTC 2 years ago

but that's what makes it a cool story,


I'm not going around saying, omg I believe everything that is written, in fact it's quite the opposite but I do think it helps plant a seed of a curiousity for people to go outside and do research themselves.

but I think people totally missed that or I did a bad job in explaining my point so my mistake in writing this post in the first place

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[info]charrr

September 20 2009, 00:18:27 UTC 2 years ago

I think you should at least be aware of this sort of thing:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/6194031/The-Lost-Symbol-and-The-Da-Vinci-Code-author-Dan-Browns-20-worst-sentences.html

My personal favourite? "My French stinks, Langdon thought, but my zodiac iconography is pretty good."

It just seems like getting a quotation from Dan Brown about books and libraries is a little... ironic? There are loads of beautiful quotations about the relationship between life, books, and libraries that may be even more relevant for you - try these on for size:

I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. - Jorge Luis Borges

Books - the best antidote against the marsh-gas of boredom and vacuity. - George Steiner

Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing. - Harper Lee

A book that is shut is but a block. - Thomas Fuller

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life. - W. Somerset Maugham

[info]perfectfigure

September 20 2009, 00:51:19 UTC 2 years ago

LMFAO thanks for the link! Brown writes as if he believes if he uses enough "big" words and complicated grammatical structures, no one will notice that he hasn't actually said anything that makes sense.

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[info]cerulgalactus

September 20 2009, 01:54:51 UTC 2 years ago

I came to see if people were going to give you shit for wanting that tool on your skin. I can leave satisfied.

My suggestion is "MY taste in literature suck" across your forehead.

[info]perfectfigure

September 20 2009, 03:39:35 UTC 2 years ago

LMAO

Oh lord that was mean but so funny...

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[info]danibannani

September 20 2009, 02:05:04 UTC 2 years ago

I hate Dan Brown. I hate reading him, i hate watching movies on his books... but, geez, give the girl a break!

I mean, I also hate Old Man and the Sea with a passion that is saved for things that belong in hell, but I wouldn't go insane on someone who wanted that tattooed on them. I also hate most music that gets tattooed on people, all of Emily Dickenson(I won't even bother to go back and fix the misspelling), and a good portion of other tattoos. Some of which are on people in this community, tbh.

But, like, at least be tactful when you shit on people, eh?

[info]loosma

September 20 2009, 02:12:33 UTC 2 years ago

I won't lie in the back of my mind I expected these kind of responses but it's not like I said "I believe everything he says, I think Dan Brown preaches the truth" etc etc.

I do know he just spent a long time researching his story to try and perfect it because of all the backlash he received in the past, that he did take a lot of time to try and make a story that fell into place and would be just as entertaining. Doesn't mean that he rights the truth but like I said to another commenter, it does plant the seed of curiousity for the reader to step past the book and research into to find out their own truth. Is that really bad of him? But I fucked up the post I guess lol. Now I know how a Twilight and Harry Potter fan feels lol.

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[info]karmanotdharma

September 20 2009, 03:25:09 UTC 2 years ago

What else do you like to read?

[info]loosma

September 20 2009, 03:28:59 UTC 2 years ago

why? lol so I can be further attacked? got to admit, I've never been slammed before for enjoying a book, now I'm guarded to share anything else.

stupid, but it's the truth. I really like this community, but I felt like I just disappointed the masses or is incredibly inferier. I'd be dumb if I continue to put myself on the chopping block. Sorry.

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[info]carnivalous

September 20 2009, 04:39:07 UTC 2 years ago

I don't think the community should tolerate these hate comments. It's ridiculous. Seriously, just leave the post alone and move on to the next entry. Blah. It kind of sucks to click on 33 comments and see flaming. Not one of these comments actually helped the OP think about the tattoo she wants.

Anyway, we should be asking questions like "where do you want it?" or "isn't it quite long? how big is the text.. blah blah" because I personally think those are more relevant than "Dan Brown sucks."

[info]isis_newton

September 20 2009, 09:19:21 UTC 2 years ago

because I personally think those are more relevant than "Dan Brown sucks.

Agreed. The rest of it is just an excuse for some elitists to abuse people that they feel superior to, as evidenced by the comments like, 'oh noes, Oprah has been talking about a book that I like and now some people who aren't as smart as me will read the book that and I won't be UNIQUE for liking it any more.'

Some people need to grow the fuck up and stop drawing attention to their ridiculous elitism. OMG! Some people will have watched the LOTR films and not read the books first. Oh noes! LOTR HAS BEEN RUINED! We hates the non-readers forever1!eleventy-one11

To the OP: I agree that if certain phrase or sentence speaks to you then it is no less valid for having been written by Dan Brown as compared to 'a real author' or whatever. Some people get phrases that their friends or family have uttered - because any expression can resonate with you whether it is drawn from classic literature or some throwaway comment spoken by someone you know.

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[info]rentsarehigh

September 20 2009, 06:28:38 UTC 2 years ago

I don't know, girl. I'm not going to say "don't get Dan Brown" because he can't write worth a damn, because even if you wanted something by someone who can't write worth a damn, well, that's your choice, yeah? But I'd maybe think about it. What does that quote mean to you? I don't read anything really personal i your entry except that you relate to it and have "huge respect" for this dude's research. For anyone to comment on anything NOT to do with Brown/the quote you picked, they couldn't, because you didn't really explain if you even wanted that quote or what the quote means to you or where you want it or ANYTHING really.

That sounds way more fierce than I meant it too, but really, please share more about why you'd want this quote and what it means and we can all talk about something more than whether or not Dan Brown can write. It would be a relief.

[info]loosma

September 20 2009, 06:35:38 UTC 2 years ago

Well my real goal was to see if anyone in here had gotten a tattoo in relation to any of his robert langdon series. Not about me wanting to get a tattoo specifically. I put that quote because it is what opened up the story and when I read I nodded and related and moved on. I re-read my post, I didn't mean to make people think I was going to get it tattooed on myself when all I was looking for was examples. I think people saw Dan Brown and my liking of his series and reacted >> lol that and I explained myself poorly since everyone minus [info]mythrai didn't notice I was seeking examples. Hope that made sense!

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[info]doseofwords

September 20 2009, 07:43:13 UTC 2 years ago

The comments on this post are making me so angry. I've never read anything by Dan Brown but who are these people to make someone feel like shit for enjoying a book? I really don't think the mods should allow things like this to go on, a lot of these comments are bordering on personal attacks. Posts like this really change the feel of the community for the worst. You'd think in a literary community we would act a little bit more like grown ups (or, I don't know, be able to treat others with respect and a shred of common decency).

Anyway, since I've never read the book I don't have any tattoo advice to offer but I really love the quote you posted.

[info]yaspis

September 20 2009, 10:38:02 UTC 2 years ago

Ditto!

OP, if you haven't yet been put off reading comments after the ego-stroking above - how about taking a picture of the cryptex (I think? The English word for the blasted thing is eluding me. This baby here: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/147257996_09f10dfbf8.jpg ) and making it spell "world" and do the whole quote around or below it? It could look very nice.

I'm one of the people who loathe Brown's writing style, but I'm not keen on brussel sprouts, either. It's not my business to ostracize you for your taste, and the quote you chose really is rather fetching.

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[info]gen_fish

September 20 2009, 08:56:39 UTC 2 years ago

Well I liked the Da Vinci code, book and movie. Yay, let's have shit taste and be judged together!

[info]hypocrisyetal

September 20 2009, 11:34:17 UTC 2 years ago

Dan Brown may not be great at writing, but he tells an interesting and compelling story.

[info]perfectfigure

September 20 2009, 20:09:04 UTC 2 years ago

Personally never understood this defense of Brown...because he doesn't. I was bored to tears reading Da Vinci Code, and apparently his set of books are even more formulaic than Grisham (which is saying something! choose which Grisham book you read carefully, 'cause you only get one shot!).

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[info]new_perestroika

September 20 2009, 11:38:06 UTC 2 years ago

I just want to rage all over this. How dare people pass judgement on what others like to read? If something - books, music, whatever - makes you feel happier or better to read it, then who the fuck has the right to tell you that your feelings aren't legitimate? Everyone who's saying how upset they get when someone else discovers their best-kept secret (LotR being so obscure until now) is just being a five-year-old who doesn't like to share.

BAH. Anyway, I hope whatever you get makes you happy, because that's what's important.

[info]qween_tartii

September 20 2009, 11:53:26 UTC 2 years ago Edited:  September 20 2009, 11:58:09 UTC

Holy shit, reading the comments to this post was like stumbling into an assholes convention. So what if Dan Brown isn't *literature*? Each to their own.

[info]baby_snister

September 20 2009, 12:55:30 UTC 2 years ago

Wow, people in this community sure have missed the forest for the trees. People have posted their tattoos of single WORDS, shitty song lyrics, and nobody jumps down their throats with insults and other petty bullshit.

That said, I think the first half of that quote is not tattoo-worthy I like the second half about the library, but "to live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world?" That makes no sense and it's redundant.

[info]jyl_mac

September 20 2009, 13:33:37 UTC 2 years ago

I think it should have been

"to live in the world without becoming aware of it's meaning"

don't you think?

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[info]jyl_mac

September 20 2009, 13:32:43 UTC 2 years ago

Hi! I like Dan Brown *gasp*. I haven't read lost symbol yet but that quote is beautiful.

I'm sorry so many people aren't open to thing that others may enjoy. It's a shame that such a normally friendly community is behaving like this.

[info]kariisshort

September 20 2009, 15:45:47 UTC 2 years ago

OP, enjoy whatever books you like, and feel *no* shame. There are most certainly people on this site that ONLY read "AMAZING" books because some class at some point required them to. And then, that's not so different from an Oprah book club recommendation, right? Reading excellent BritLit because you took a class on it and had to?

I read these comments and what I get is "It's better to be illiterate, or not read than to read something that isn't perfect, or that is recommended by someone famous", which is a sad sentiment to hear from a bunch of people who love literature.

WOW, folks.

[info]theredsky

September 21 2009, 10:13:17 UTC 2 years ago

Very well put!

[info]livetowrite

September 20 2009, 16:19:15 UTC 2 years ago

This post and the consequent comments have really made me rethink all of the "horrible, non-literary, ridiculous" books I have ever read -- and I still read them. I think that as long as you are an intelligent person who realizes she is reading a FICTIONAL BOOK [and I'm sure you are], then it doesn't really matter what the literary content is. OR who the author is. I find it a bit silly to judge people on what they are reading.

A very disappointing response to this post, and a very insightful look into the world of literary elitists.

[info]amorousdreamer

September 20 2009, 18:29:45 UTC 2 years ago

Nothing pisses me off more than those overly-trendy posters that flaunt their obnoxious Gatsby or Brave New World tattoos. It's refreshing to FINALLY see a post that has nothing to do with The Perks of Being a Wallflower or Little Prince. Good for you for being different and not giving into the typical pretentious name dropping of your literary education.

At least you're not sharing cheesy song lyrics or random words.

You should also read Deception Point, if you haven't already. I agree with you that Dan Brown is an incredible author that puts a great deal of research into his books (even if they ARE fiction).

[info]somethinghead

September 20 2009, 19:49:13 UTC 2 years ago

Dan Brown is an incredible author that puts a great deal of research into his books

Inaccuracies in The DaVinci Code

Inaccuracy in Angels and Demons

What Dan Brown Got Wrong in Digital Fortress

I'm sure you won't read any of these because they might contradict your belief in Dan Brown's great research skills, but the man just makes this shit up. His claims of serious research for his books is like me saying I thoroughly researched the accuracy of them because I googled and found a couple wikipedia articles and a blog posting.

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[info]midnight_shakes

September 20 2009, 19:35:47 UTC 2 years ago

dan brown doesn't do "research." not trying to be mean but please for the love of god expand your horizons. there are thousands of books out there that are more worth your time than dan brown.
he is entertaining, but don't expect to learn anything from him. about reading, writing, story, plot, characters, or history.

[info]loosma

September 20 2009, 20:54:27 UTC 2 years ago

Just because I made a post about brown doesn't mean I only read brown lol.
Goodness. And I think people can learn something from his books, storytelling and self research. When I read his DVC and Angels and Demons, it did push me to go find out "oh hey, does this group really exist?" etc etc. I think that's fantastic, it pushes people's curiousity to learn more once reading something that planted that seed. Definitely give him credit for opening my eyes to other groups that I was ignorant in knowing about or knew very little and wanting to learn for myself outside of the book. Like the Freemasons? I knew so little and now I'm looking up more books and programs and anything that is accessible to me so I can learn more theories and facts for myself. Anyway I hope that made sense lol

How is that bad? To seek more information? Scandelous.

As for his writing style, yeah ok, people hate it. Doesn't bother me.

[info]alwaysgenevieve

September 20 2009, 20:32:23 UTC 2 years ago

this is fucking insane. the people on this community are just catty assholes. i love angels & demons and the da vinci code. i didn't know there was a new book out? does it have to do with the others?

[info]loosma

September 20 2009, 20:40:49 UTC 2 years ago

Hmm yep it deals with science vs religion again, which I don't mind much XD but the groups and topics in this are the Freemasons, Noetic Science, Invisible College and Christianity

Not sure where this falls into the series, someone said it's before the da vinci code but after angels and demons? hmm

I only found out when I checked Barnes n Noble for something else and the book was right in front of the door for cheap AND hardcover. I just finished it early early this morning (just woke up lol) and I enjoyed it very much.

[info]dolcekisses210

September 20 2009, 21:36:49 UTC 2 years ago

Wow. As I read more and more of these postings, the more disgusted I get. I don't get the trashing and the pretension, if something speaks to someone then it speaks to someone and that’s it. There are ways to state your opinion on something and not be a total douche bag.

[info]happyapathy

September 20 2009, 23:41:26 UTC 2 years ago

Wow, why is everyone all extra sensitive today? Those first comments didn't come off like elitist, pretentious people fanning the flames of hate. People were making fun of DAN BROWN, not saying "haha, you like him, so you must suck!" [Although that might come later, I dunno]. I said he was a shit writer, but I also added that I LIKED his books, because I'm not hung up on who is "literary" and who isn't.

And I find it odd when people claim that they aren't bothered in the least when people love a movie and haven't read the book. Yeah, not everyone is a reader, but isn't it frustrating when people act like it's a brand new story, when it's really an awesome book that's been around for ages? Just sayin'. Fuck Oprah either way.

[info]ethnology

September 21 2009, 00:57:50 UTC 2 years ago

I've never read a Dan Brown book--working in a bookstore, that's one of the names that gets so overly recommended by customers that it makes me not want to read the books haha--but that's a nice quote. Did you want to get it tattooed?

Also, isn't it weird that whenever someone wants a quote from a kids book, no one says anything negative? Why is a ten page story considered great literature but a novel not? Personal meaning is personal meaning is personal meaning. Like what you like, girl!

[info]loosma

September 21 2009, 02:03:48 UTC 2 years ago

hmm not sure yet, I was going to re-read the book a couple times before choosing anything specific. I just liked how that one opens up the story :)

I thought that too lol but since I love those types of tattoos I didn't want to bring it up and make the issue bigger if someone took it the wrong way. maybe it's because those childbook stories are older and personal to someone but this book is new or his writing is recent so people take it as superficial or non-personal. maybe 50 years from now it would be different for another generation? not sure, just rambling lol

[info]winks

September 21 2009, 03:31:21 UTC 2 years ago

God, there are so many pretentious assholes in this community.

[info]captain_molly

September 21 2009, 07:36:35 UTC 2 years ago

Yup.
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