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 Lost or forgotten symbol? March 16, 2010
QueenBrittany
Dan Brown "Lost Symbol", like its predecessor "The Da Vinci Code", is a book well written and captivating. And, unlike the "Code", it does not, or does not seem to, use fake material. I am referring to the 'revival' of the secret society the "Priore of Sion" and its modern 'inventor' the sieur Plantard,now deceased, who was judged and jailed in France for having forged fake documents and hidden them in the National Library. If the authors of "Holy Blood Holy Grail", one of Mr. Brown's sources, ignored the role played by Plantard, Dan Brown should have known.
However, the "Lost Symbol" is a story that kept me reading through, hours of reading without been able to drop the book. This is how captivating it is. Almost everything makes sense, almost because one thing, which I cannot divulgue nor hint to, is a bit too much for me. The entire story takes place in Washington, D.C. and draws deeply into the Masons' symbology.
An epic story like the Code and Angels and Demons. A book not to miss.
 Disappointed March 2, 2010
Bookluvr (Toronto, Canada)
I've read and enjoyed all the Dan Brown books to date but I was very disappointed with this one. It was predictable and I found myself skimming though the end which dragged on.
 disapointment February 22, 2010
P. Gurevich (Canada)
there is nothing to add to my title.It's the same format as in the first 2 books in the trilogy, except instead of Rome and Paris/London the location now is Washington DC.I turned the pages all right, but much slower than in the previous books and most of the `secrets` and `symbols`` were expected, including the Big Surprise at the end (I guessed it before the middle of the book). The characters are undeveloped, information is missing (almost nothing about P.Solomon`s wife, something you wonder about when you read about his son). If it is the first time you read Dan Brown- you`ll probably enjoy it, for me it was the lesser one of the three.
 the lost symbol February 22, 2010
Christopher Bird (canada)
yet another paper movie about secret societies and such, gruesome killings , good and evil, etc. have not been able to get pass chapter five. it just seems to the sameness, different theme. it's gathering dust, i wish i could return it and get my money back, or i might give it away to someone, but that would be cruel.
Lost Symbol not the Davinci Code February 17, 2010
J.K. Randall (toronto, canada)
If you liked the Davinci Code you'll like this one too. The problem is it is not the Davinci Code but it follows its formula 100%. Like any sequel, and it's hard to think of this in any other way, all the best, most original ideas are used up in the first, and we have to settle in the follow-ups (and who are we kidding when we say there won't be more). That is the case here, but having said that it is still enjoyable. I'm pretty sure that I will be waiting for the paperback version of whatever Dan Brown writes next, but I'm also pretty sure that I'll still buy it. It's just that he is no longer hardcover worthy.
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