<p>@ nyjunior: If you had said, The Perils of Pauline instead of The DaVinci Code I would have been just as quick to point out the short-sightedness and inanity of your choice. The fact that I object to the stupidity of that choice doesn't prove that your choice is influential. Hardly. By your logic (such as it is) the more ridiculous your choice, the more affirmation you'd feel that it was a truly influential work.</p>
<p>It's a fad book. Not influential. People got excited about dinosaurs after Jurassic Park was written. So what?</p>