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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Not like the first two books in the series, this one lacks a lot of the action that was so good in the previous books
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood
Langdon is annoying - his patronizing and paternalistic. I hate him. I enjoy the historical details, of course, especially how it took place in D.C., but I also hate the "spiritual" stuff, particularly in this book. Brown seems to go on and on in the last pages of this book on spirituality and the divine within humans and blah blah blah. I felt like I was sitting in on a conversation between two really bougie people saying "I'm spiritual, but I'm not religious." I will say, I'm neither, and Brown annoys me. Stick with the science and the mythology, but don't try to make this book and Langdon's ideas bigger than they are.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
While the idea behind the book was good, I found the majority of the chapters repetitions of themselves but using different words. I didn't fully enjoy it as much as I Da Vinci or Angels but it wasn't a complete let down.
I wish you could give half stars because this really deserves another half star. Dan Brown's Langdon series is one of my all time favorite series. I always feel like I have been taken on a fast paced ride, but also learned a thing or two along the way. This third installment of the series is good, really good, though not quite up there with Angels and Demons, which in my opinion is the best book in the series. I suspect if you are a fan, then you will find yourself enjoying The Lost Symbol. Fingers crossed it doesn't take another 6 years before we see a fourth book...hint hint Mr. Brown. ;D
I enjoyed the book but I really had to concentrate on the twists and turns. I enjoyed learning different facts about Washington DC and then trying to find out if they were fact or fiction. I also enjoyed learning more about the Masons. It is definitely not light reading, but I don't think any of Dan Brown's books are.
slow-paced
I loved angels and demons and enjoyed the divinci code, but I trudged through this one.
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No