The Da Vinci Code is the worst book I've ever read which has somehow also managed to be just entertaining enough that I had to finish it. I was actually surprised at how awful the first few chapters were.
Most of what people tend to call bad writing often just comes across as a plain style, to me. I don't really notice it. I never had any problems with Rowling, for instance. So for me to actually stop and think "Wow, this is bad" while I'm actually reading something means it must be quite seriously terrible.
I carried on because I was interested in the story, but I haven't made the mistake of picking up any more of his books.
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