Davinci Code, Code in the book?

My girlfriends daughter bought "The Davinci Code" today. She's at about 200 pages of the almost 500 pages in the book. (I haven't read it yet)
She told me that there seems to be some kind of code in the book itself, certain italicised words, "S. O. S." printed in the margin,,,, stuff like that.
Has anyone noticed that?
I'm going to read it next and I just want to know if I should bother keeping track of the little clues that seem to her to be in there.
Thanks for any input!

'Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine.' That is just my guess, and it does fit in with the secret code that a secret decoder ring deciphered in another psuedo-reality motion picture which told a very believable, yet allegedly fictional tale that unfolded against a background setting of a religious tradition that is considered sacrosanct by millions of faithful believers. The film is also one of my all time favorites, 'A Christmas Story', with Darren McGavin. Other potential messages are, 'Thank you for making me rich beyond my wildest fantasies.', and ' Thanks for ignoring my admission that it is a work of fiction which I made up, and not a peer reviewed, historical textbook.'

You never know. Dan brown, for a good laugh, would probably have thrown in some code to boost speculation, book sales, and to get people talking.

Im sure we shall see new websites dedicated to the Davinci Code Within the Code or something.

if such a code exists, I honestly doubt its anything earth shattering. Ill go with the Drink your Ovaltine Code, or the Buy More Books and See the Movie Code.

As I recall there was some mention on Browns site about " Clues" in TDVC .
These were something to do with his next book if memory serve me.( always a question)

I think the clues to his new book are hidden in the cover of DC.

www.randomhouse.com...

[edit on 2-6-2006 by Karaya]

Wow! So it is a definite "maybe", I'll keep my eyes open while reading it then.
Thanks for your comments!

can you post pics of it ?

thanks in advance

DrExtravaganza, pic of the cover? I could scan and post it if you want.

thank you for your reply.



i'd like to see a pic of that if possible.

OK, I'll have to ask her to show me where it is.
I'll post it ASAP.

also which version are you talking about? there have been 3 that I know of.

The first release hard back w/ several editions.
The Illustrated Hard back
and the Paperback.

DrExtravaganza, I will post it, this is our busy season at our plant store. I haven't seen her in a few days. I work 8 hours a day at our beer and wine supplies store, and she works 4 hours a day at our plant store. We keep missing each other,,,,,

stalkingwolf, it's the paperback version.

Maybe you should check out wikipedia. Most spoilers can be found there.

though times huh ?

ok i just posted this without checking this thread was here, sry!

www.abovetopsecret.com...

ShinobiAurora, that's a good find
I don't think your topic is a copy of mine though, similar but different.

Very interesting.

I didn't have any interest in the book even a month ago. But now I'm thinking I might have to read it.

Maybe it's a marketing ploy used simply to generate hype and therefore sales. If it is (I'm sure it is) then it may well be working. Sadly enough, even on me.


Pass

OK, here is the scan:


I didn't scan at a high dpi because I wanted to keep the image size within reasonable limits.
It's still just under 1 meg.

OK I have what I think is a 1st edition ( It does not show any subsequent release dates)
Hard back.

The cover is completely different and there is no added "sos". the page that you
scaned is 143 in my copy.


here
is a picture of the front of the cover I have

[edit on 8-6-2006 by stalkingwolf]

Thats weird.. Any other messages inside?? Ive read the hardback and havent seen the paperback messages.. please post on!!