Dav reviewed The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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4 stars
Another easy read.
mass market paperback, 686 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2013 by Corgi Books.
WHAT WAS LOST WILL BE FOUND The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom.
When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon — prominent mason and philanthropist — is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons.
It is to take him on a breathless chase through.. Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a shadowy, mythical world in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leadinq him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth ... --back cover
WHAT WAS LOST WILL BE FOUND The Capitol Building, Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon believes he is here to give a lecture. He is wrong. Within minutes of his arrival, a shocking object is discovered. It is a gruesome invitation into an ancient world of hidden wisdom.
When Langdon's mentor, Peter Solomon — prominent mason and philanthropist — is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend's life is to accept this mysterious summons.
It is to take him on a breathless chase through.. Washington's dark history. All that was familiar is changed into a shadowy, mythical world in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leadinq him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth ... --back cover
Another easy read.
I didn't see the ending coming. Enjoyed it as an audio-book.
I didn't see the ending coming. Enjoyed it as an audio-book.
Fairly poor. I've enjoyed Dan's other books, but this is one for the US market only (the entire action happens in Washington DC, it's all about national symbology) and some of it is simply unbelievable nonsense. Shame.
Fairly poor. I've enjoyed Dan's other books, but this is one for the US market only (the entire action happens in Washington DC, it's all about national symbology) and some of it is simply unbelievable nonsense. Shame.
I would have given it 3 stars but I was pretty disappointed with the ending. Seemed like a lot of build up - great build up, actually - for what, to me, felt like an anti-climax.
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Agreeing with a previous reviewer (Tara Lynn) this book is just a rehash of previous titles, the reveal on the albino ... err I mean Tattooed man was painfully obvious. Alas for a book about a symbolist who finds formula everywhere, its a pity the character is not self aware enough to his own creators 'best selling formula'
Brown is able to write a great book, please, lets that ability used?
Agreeing with a previous reviewer (Tara Lynn) this book is just a rehash of previous titles, the reveal on the albino ... err I mean Tattooed man was painfully obvious. Alas for a book about a symbolist who finds formula everywhere, its a pity the character is not self aware enough to his own creators 'best selling formula'
Brown is able to write a great book, please, lets that ability used?