Join me as I break down Chapters 74, 75, 76, 77 and 78 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Langdon makes Sophie visualise her grandad getting railed, Aringarosa bribes a pilot, and Teabing's nibblies are a huge letdown... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and E.L. James' dreadfully unerotic Fifty Shades Freed on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergent, Insurgent, and The Maze Run ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapters 64, 65, 66, 67 and 68 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Langdon borrows a paperclip from a billionaire, Lieutenant Collet is foiled again, and Teabing jets around more than Taylor Swift... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergent, and Insurgent. Sign up ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapters 48, 49, 50 and 51 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Vernet does a dirty double cross, we find out that Sauniere was a top, and the Bishop battles with bad phone reception... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergent, and Insurgent. Sign up to be a patron ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapters 32, 33, 34 and 35 of The Da Vinci Code, in which the Champs-Élysées is the Fifth Avenue of Paris, Sophie chooses this moment to flashback to her grandfather's orgy, and Robert mourns dropping some cash on his escape route... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Dark ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapters 16, 17, 18 and 19 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Sophie kink shames her grandfather, an active crime scene is recklessly abandoned, and we learn all about the most eccentric building in Paris... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergent, and Insurgent ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapters 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Sophie is playing hide and seek in the Louvre, we learn what GPS is, and the cliffhangers are running out of steam... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergent, and Insurgent. Sign up to be a patron ..read more

Join me for a book club style discussion of some good books! In a change of pace, I'm bringing some positivity to the podcast and talking about a couple of recent books that I have actually enjoyed. First up, Black River by Matthew Spencer, and then The Family Chao by Lan Samantha Chang. You can read my full reviews of these good books at www.breakingdownbadbooks.com/reviews and www.goodreads.com/breakingdownbadbooks 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is USUALLY a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code and James Dashner ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapters 8, 9 and 10 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Dan Brown outs Leonardo Da Vinci as Leonardo Da Homo, Fache is a fascist, and Silas' backstory is ripped from the pages of Les Miserables... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergent, and Insurgent. Sign up to ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapters 5, 6 and 7 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Bishop Aringarosa breaks aviation laws, Robert Langdon thinks the floor of the Louvre is prettier than the Mona Lisa, and Sister Sandrine ignores her women's intuition... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergen ..read more

Join me as I break down Chapter 2, 3 and 4 of The Da Vinci Code, in which Silas is BDSM adjacent, Robert Langdon gives us a tour of Paris and its many landmarks, and Dan Brown exposes the Louvre's security flaws... 'Breaking Down Bad Books' is a podcast analysing trashy bestsellers from a literary perspective. Currently covering Dan Brown's historically inaccurate The Da Vinci Code, and James Dashner's labyrinthine sci-fi The Maze Runner on Patreon. Previously covered Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, 365 Days, Fifty Shades of Grey, Fifty Shades Darker, Divergent, and Insurgent. Sign up to b ..read more