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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
I liked it a lot big on national history and hidden treasures (national treasure type stories) just too predictable the big bad was able to be figured out really early on about who he was and such
Dan, you have done it again.
I simply loved this book and the plot twist. As always, amazing research and facts.
Can't wait to grab Inferno!
I simply loved this book and the plot twist. As always, amazing research and facts.
Can't wait to grab Inferno!
This book really could have benefited from a firmer editor. I'm not a Dan Brown hater. I read and enjoyed Angels & Demons, The DaVinci Code and Deception Point but this one was sort of a mess. It was way longer than it needed to be. It needed some brutal cutting down, especially the end of the book. It reminded me of LOTR: Return of the King in that you keep thinking it's going to end but it just. Keeps. Going. A good thriller should climax toward the end of the book. This one had chapters and chapters of wrap-up. It was as though Dan Brown was so pleased with his idea (which wasn't that groundbreaking) that he just kept wanting to talk about it. This book also does too much telling rather than showing and I was over listening to one character after another show off his or her encyclopedic knowledge.
I read this for the 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge prompt "takes place in a single day" and I really wish my reading had taken place in a single day.
I read this for the 2019 Popsugar Reading Challenge prompt "takes place in a single day" and I really wish my reading had taken place in a single day.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
É definitivamente diferente dos anteriores no enredo, que neste livro se prende muito mais com a natureza humana, mas sem abdicar de um contexto histórico muito completo, que permite aprender vários factos sobre os temas abordados na construção da história. A fórmula adoptada nesta saga continua a funcionar, e é uma experiência viciante
This was my favorite of the series. The series isn't the greatest, and it's full of crap, but as thrillers they are alright.
Plot: Like the other books, this was a thriller. I have to admit that I was very much involved in the story of the book, and a lot of things that happened were really suspenseful. I kinda got tired of the explanations about symbols and things though. I felt like each explanation was really drawn out and I just wanted the characters to get to the point.
Characters: I like Robert Langdon. I think he is a really well developed character, and I really liked him through all the books. He is a sensible person that always uses logic and common sense, but he is open to new possibilities.
I think this is a really good book for people who like thrillers and mysteries. It kept me interested and captivated even though I think a lot of the book was a farce.
Plot: Like the other books, this was a thriller. I have to admit that I was very much involved in the story of the book, and a lot of things that happened were really suspenseful. I kinda got tired of the explanations about symbols and things though. I felt like each explanation was really drawn out and I just wanted the characters to get to the point.
Characters: I like Robert Langdon. I think he is a really well developed character, and I really liked him through all the books. He is a sensible person that always uses logic and common sense, but he is open to new possibilities.
I think this is a really good book for people who like thrillers and mysteries. It kept me interested and captivated even though I think a lot of the book was a farce.
Dan Brown is more than a smart cookie. The way he narrates esoterically arcane knowledge is not just craftsman’s ship, it’s a gift. I love how he writes strong women characters. They end up muted in the movies, but that just confirms why I’d rather read a drama than watch/live it. I love the “oh shit” moments where I totally didn’t see something coming and the “oh, I knew it moments” when I felt it from the beginning. Brown is a captivating storyteller probably a lot like Jesus was…
I learned stuff from his parables too. 1) Dan Brown probably sucks at writing romance because outside of some really bad flirting between Langdon and the women scientists in his books, his characters are asexual. 2) Apparently, noetics is a real science. 3) D.C. is a really cool city. 4) And people are still misreading the Bible. No surprises with that last one, though. I’m guilty too. I am so quick to see Christianity has an oppressive tool wielded by those in power, but to stop there continues to yield power to the undeserving. If all of us are divine that pulls the worlds religions so much closer together. In fact, that pulls humanity so much closer. Since learned theology is primarily white and western and divisive, it fails to focus on mystics and people of color who understood these decentralized, egalitarian ideas about God. To rule, you must create hierarchy. Reading the Bible Dan’s Brown’s way shatters hierarchy just like the shards shattered the bad guy.
I learned stuff from his parables too. 1) Dan Brown probably sucks at writing romance because outside of some really bad flirting between Langdon and the women scientists in his books, his characters are asexual. 2) Apparently, noetics is a real science. 3) D.C. is a really cool city. 4) And people are still misreading the Bible. No surprises with that last one, though. I’m guilty too. I am so quick to see Christianity has an oppressive tool wielded by those in power, but to stop there continues to yield power to the undeserving. If all of us are divine that pulls the worlds religions so much closer together. In fact, that pulls humanity so much closer. Since learned theology is primarily white and western and divisive, it fails to focus on mystics and people of color who understood these decentralized, egalitarian ideas about God. To rule, you must create hierarchy. Reading the Bible Dan’s Brown’s way shatters hierarchy just like the shards shattered the bad guy.
I wanted to give this book 5-stars; I really did.
If you can look past the extreme truth-stretching, half facts, and historical misinformation that Dan Brown is known for, then this is one hell of a read. It's well paced, exciting, and full of unexpected twists and turns. It has its moments where it is clearly following the "Dan Brown Formula," but I looked past those moments because of how entertained I was.
That is until you get to the last 10% of the book. Here the pacing falls apart and you have to suffer through one too many wordy monologues until Brown finally puts this thing to bed. Also: the grand reveal lacks any real grandeur.
It's still better than The DaVinci Code, but it's a far cry from Angels & Demons.
If you can look past the extreme truth-stretching, half facts, and historical misinformation that Dan Brown is known for, then this is one hell of a read. It's well paced, exciting, and full of unexpected twists and turns. It has its moments where it is clearly following the "Dan Brown Formula," but I looked past those moments because of how entertained I was.
That is until you get to the last 10% of the book. Here the pacing falls apart and you have to suffer through one too many wordy monologues until Brown finally puts this thing to bed. Also: the grand reveal lacks any real grandeur.
It's still better than The DaVinci Code, but it's a far cry from Angels & Demons.
Okay, it may not be very literary, but The Lost Symbol is fun and exciting, and I learned something. All in all, it's a slightly formulaic but nonetheless entertaining thriller. A worthy sequel to The Da Vinci Code.
What I expected before turned out to be not all true. To be honest, I'm not satisfied with the ending. I really enjoy the book until the last 100 pages (more or less). I found it a little boring.