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February 15, 2005
Small hypothesis
Has it ever struck anyone that "the Da Vinci Code" is sort of like a more sophisticated, slightly more adult version of the E.L. Konigsburg classic, "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"? The latter book was an adrenaline shot of art historical high-jinks that seized my 5th grade brain and never let go (Wes Anderson is also apparently a big fan- viz. the scene in Royal Tenenbaums when Richie and Margot run away to the museum is lifted directly from 'Frankweiler').
While doing Google-journalism for this, I stumbled across a children's book called "Chasing Vermeer", which is referred to, multiple times, as 'a Da Vinci Code for kids'. Wasn't the "Da Vinci Code" meant for a 7th grade reading level anyway? What with all the 2-page cliffhanger chapters and such? Haha, ooh, burned you Dan Brown. Your trillions of dollars and fleet of space shuttles can't protect you from the scorn of an obscure, miscellany-focused website. Woo!
Posted by Kevin at February 15, 2005 05:04 PM
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Dude I LOVE "The Mixed up Files...", and i think a large part of the enjoyment for me is that anytime I see the title my brain tries to tell me that it's "The Mixed up Flies..." -- which is pretty funny. hee.
Posted by: Erin at February 15, 2005 06:46 PM
I had a similar thing with that title, except I would always mentally pronounce it as 'the mixed-up files of mrs. basil e frankenweiner', and being 10 years old (at the time) and all, that amused me to no end.
Posted by: Kevin at February 15, 2005 07:08 PM
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