Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol

[sidelinedoc]

I loved it. It was my favorite one- tons better than the Da Vinci Code and a much more logical ending than Angels & Demons. It was nice to have a well fleshed out villain for once that had actual motivation for being a villain. I felt like it was the first time we had a well rounded and intriguing foil for Langdon. I also liked that it wasn't completely unbelievable. No flying Pope in this one!

 

The only thing I would have done differently is worked the last 50 pages of exposition into the narrative prior to the climax. Without giving away the ending I think the scene on the one monument could have been worked in better prior to the final climatic scene, but the ending (last chapter) was nicely done and well placed.

 

Dan Brown is no Shakespeare but he knows how to stick his formula and tweak it enough each time to make it feel the same, but fresh at the same time. I was a little annoyed early on we just getting another run-of-the-mill freak villain with a shocking twist ending, but I ended up very pleasantly surprised.

 

:thumb::thumb: :thumb: Thumbs up out of four for me.

 

Read Chapter 11 on my lunch hour.

[Dlbdonn]

Just bought it over the wekend.

[sidelinedoc]

My wife read me 4 more chapters last night. I am really getting into this book, way more than Mr. Brown's other writings. I realize they are similar, but there is just something I really enjoy with this one. (maybe it's that my wife is reading it to me.:lol:)

[20/20Hindsight]

I am about twelve chapters in...So far, so good!! I definitely have a hard time putting it down at night.

[John Anthony]

I am 16 chapters in, it is starting off very simialr to A&D. Same characters with different names.

[MJAlltheWay24]

So, I finally had a chance to read The Lost Symbol. It was probably the fastest book I ever read. Started last Wednesday and finished it on Saturday.

 

I would have to say it's probably my favorite book he's written. I hate to bring this thread back from the dead but I thought maybe more would have read it by now.

[kyfootballfan32]

So, I finally had a chance to read The Lost Symbol. It was probably the fastest book I ever read. Started last Wednesday and finished it on Saturday.

 

I would have to say it's probably my favorite book he's written. I hate to bring this thread back from the dead but I thought maybe more would have read it by now.

 

Read it and loved it. I think I liked Angels and Demons better though.

[John Anthony]

I have about 20 pages left and I just hit the TWIST last night... wow didn't see that coming. More Langdon! We will buy it... :lol:

[MJAlltheWay24]

Yeah, there were a couple really good twists in this one. The two main ones were simply pure genius.

[jmoore33]

Just got done with chapter 21. Love it! I think his stories are great because they involve alot of history. But this is fiction with neat little history lessons intertwined. Like the Apothoesis of Washington. I was all over that looking up the facts and DB uses those things so well.

[John Anthony]

I have one chapter left and still want more Landgon. I could read it on and on.

[Captain W F Call]

His best novel so far. I also think that it will make the best movie.

[John Anthony]

His best novel so far. I also think that it will make the best movie.

 

Non of the movies have matched the books. They simply can't make them 3 hours to fit it all in.

[2 Humped Camel]

His best novel so far. I also think that it will make the best movie.

 

I agree it was my favorite as well and I am a member of the F&AM so it was very interesting to me.