The Lost Symbol
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Summary
WHAT WAS LOST WILL BE FOUND…Washington DC: Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned at the last minute to deliver an evening lecture in the Capitol Building。 Within moments of his arrival， however， a disturbing object – gruesomely encoded with five symbols – is discovered at the epicentre of the Rotunda。 It is， he recognises， an ancient invitation， meant to beckon its recipient towards a long-lost world of hidden esoteric wisdom。nnWhen Langdon’s revered mentor， Peter Solomon – philanthropist and prominent mason – is brutally kidnapped， Langdon realizes that his only hope of saving his friend’s life is to accept this mysterious summons and follow wherever it leads him。nnLangdon finds himself quickly swept behind the facade of America’s most historic city into the unseen chambers， temples and tunnels which exist there。 All that was familiar is transformed into a shadowy， clandestine world of an artfully concealed past in which Masonic secrets and never-before-seen revelations seem to be leading him to a single impossible and inconceivable truth。nnA brilliantly composed tapestry of veiled histories， arcane icons and enigmatic codes， The Lost Symbol is an intelligent， lightning-paced thriller that offers surprises at every turn。 For， as Robert Langdon will discover， there is nothing more extraordinary or shocking than the secret which hides in plain sight…
Reviews
Kamel Elsheikh
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جميلة ، غامضة ،و فيها قدر كبير من الذكاء النخبوي ، و ادراك جانب جديد مليا عني و مختلف 。
Rayna
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Action and adventure abound as Robert Langdon is off and running on another quest to solve an ancient mystery。 If you liked DaVinci Code， you'll probably like this one。 Action and adventure abound as Robert Langdon is off and running on another quest to solve an ancient mystery。 If you liked DaVinci Code， you'll probably like this one。 。。。more
Christine Mathieu
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Great thriller。After "Angels & Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code" I thought it can't get much better， but again Dan Brown amazed me with his imagination。Having been twice to Washington， D。 C。， and to several of the mentioned places this was such a pleasure to read！Like the first two books it made me think a lot more than most books usually do。 Great thriller。After "Angels & Demons" and "The Da Vinci Code" I thought it can't get much better， but again Dan Brown amazed me with his imagination。Having been twice to Washington， D。 C。， and to several of the mentioned places this was such a pleasure to read！Like the first two books it made me think a lot more than most books usually do。 。。。more
Tara Hridaya
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Amazing book。 It was a page turner， captivating read。 The day I started reading it， I just couldn't put it down。 The explanations of theories， symbols are all so mesmerizing。 The language is so fluid that even for someone who has no idea of symbolic languages， not even a word went un-understood。 The shockers came at the right time and in the perfect setting。 The only plot I didn't like was giving an impression of Langdon's death。 Langdon is so important a character that I didn't believe he was d Amazing book。 It was a page turner， captivating read。 The day I started reading it， I just couldn't put it down。 The explanations of theories， symbols are all so mesmerizing。 The language is so fluid that even for someone who has no idea of symbolic languages， not even a word went un-understood。 The shockers came at the right time and in the perfect setting。 The only plot I didn't like was giving an impression of Langdon's death。 Langdon is so important a character that I didn't believe he was dead。 When I was reading I thought to myself， 'Nah， there is something which will be revealed in coming pages。' I just didn't believe it。 It was so expected that Langdon wouldn't die that giving an impression of his death felt like an unnecessary twist in the plot。 Most important thing that this book has done for me is spark an interest in ancient and mythological readings。 I really now want to start reading atleast some ancient scriptures。 。。。more
Kim
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Like in all of his books the historical references and symbolism discussions are great。 Brown clearly does a ton of research for each book and it shows。 Lost Symbol would be a nerd's paradise in a lot ways。 But the dialogue is often stilted or reads as inauthentic for modern characters。 The villains/potential bad guys all seem to speak in old fashioned， dramatic English， no matter how old they are。 I also found the descriptions of Asian/Asian Americans to be deeply uncomfortable。 In this book， a Like in all of his books the historical references and symbolism discussions are great。 Brown clearly does a ton of research for each book and it shows。 Lost Symbol would be a nerd's paradise in a lot ways。 But the dialogue is often stilted or reads as inauthentic for modern characters。 The villains/potential bad guys all seem to speak in old fashioned， dramatic English， no matter how old they are。 I also found the descriptions of Asian/Asian Americans to be deeply uncomfortable。 In this book， anyone who is not white， is clearly labeled as such。 That could be an indication of when it was written， however。 For grammar fiends， there are an awful lot of verb tense-agreement issues in this book。 It's easy to get distracted rewriting sentences in your head than paying attention to the story。 At 500+ pages it gets to be kind of a slog， but it's also got super historical references and will make you think of the US capital in a new way， especially if you've lived there for a time and have become inured to its charms。 。。。more
Arpita K
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Reading the first two books of Dan Brown was completely eye opener about the intricacies of our history knowing whether the plot actually exists or not as all the facts used are completely true。 However， reading The Lost Symbol did not give the elementary of surprise or that wow factor which I was looking for。 God is one！ God is within us！ - something that has been a topic spreading in the world。 The how behind this tag line is what I felt interesting in the book。 Although that interesting facto Reading the first two books of Dan Brown was completely eye opener about the intricacies of our history knowing whether the plot actually exists or not as all the facts used are completely true。 However， reading The Lost Symbol did not give the elementary of surprise or that wow factor which I was looking for。 God is one！ God is within us！ - something that has been a topic spreading in the world。 The how behind this tag line is what I felt interesting in the book。 Although that interesting factor was only given to my by the twist in the story not by the facts。 So， first two Robert Langdon books a must read。 But this one can be a bit of a confusion to add to a to do list。 But if you want to treat this as your first ever Dan Brown book then you might like it。 。。。more
Norman Lennox
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Another book in search of a good editor。 Too long， too many extraneous birdwalks （"I know this and you don't and I am going to suspend the pace of the book to tell you what I know。"） Everything is possible but much is improbable。 Mr。 Brown wrings the life out of the latter。 Would have made a great 400-page book， tighter， with less tripping into the improbable。 To classify Dan Brown as the Number 1 thriller writer is a gross injustice to other more accomplished writers of suspense。 Another book in search of a good editor。 Too long， too many extraneous birdwalks （"I know this and you don't and I am going to suspend the pace of the book to tell you what I know。"） Everything is possible but much is improbable。 Mr。 Brown wrings the life out of the latter。 Would have made a great 400-page book， tighter， with less tripping into the improbable。 To classify Dan Brown as the Number 1 thriller writer is a gross injustice to other more accomplished writers of suspense。 。。。more
Alexandra Dumitrescu
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This is the second book which I read from Dan Brown。 I had to admit that I was blown away both by his writing style and by the amount of research he had done in order to finish such a masterpiece。 The characters are not top notch， but the narration itself is truly wonderful。 It was hard to resist to put down this book， as I was really looking forward to know what was happening next。 I was so keen on finding which was the next piece of the puzzle and where it would lead to。 Moreover， as it's char This is the second book which I read from Dan Brown。 I had to admit that I was blown away both by his writing style and by the amount of research he had done in order to finish such a masterpiece。 The characters are not top notch， but the narration itself is truly wonderful。 It was hard to resist to put down this book， as I was really looking forward to know what was happening next。 I was so keen on finding which was the next piece of the puzzle and where it would lead to。 Moreover， as it's characteristic to Dan Brown， there are a lot of plot twists which were the icing on the cake。 I can't wait to read another novel from my now new favorite writer。 。。。more
Tara
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I love Dan Brown， but this one got a little repetitive。 It kept me interested but there were parts that seemed not needed to keep the story going。
Patricia Lumpkin
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Thought-provokingThis is a lengthy book， at times bogged down by technical issues， but worth reading。 I would not call it entertaining so much， but rather intense and thought-provoking。 In-depth delve into Masonic beliefs。 The plot has many twists。 If you are looking for a fast-paced， light read， this is not for you， but if you want to be made to truly give thought to beliefs， then sit down with this。
christine ♡
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Maybe one of the best books out there。 Truly a pleasure。
Endrew Henrique
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Dan Brown， o que falar？
Debbie
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It amuses me that people complain about Dan Brown reusing his plots （being formulaic） in his Robert Langdon novels。 I guess either readers come to expect it like I do and are excited to see what adventure he will take us on next and what secrets will be unearthed， or they want a different plot。 I'm not sure what the latter expects though。 He is a professor and symbology expert。 His adventures are based on being called in for his expertise in symbology and if it weren't something as exciting as t It amuses me that people complain about Dan Brown reusing his plots （being formulaic） in his Robert Langdon novels。 I guess either readers come to expect it like I do and are excited to see what adventure he will take us on next and what secrets will be unearthed， or they want a different plot。 I'm not sure what the latter expects though。 He is a professor and symbology expert。 His adventures are based on being called in for his expertise in symbology and if it weren't something as exciting as the originals like The DaVinci Code or Angels and Demons， he would be ridiculed for that， too。 I also don't understand why he's ridiculed for his writing。 He's not trying to write a Shakespeare play。 He's writing a thriller novel， two of which have been turned into movies。 Literature and screenplays are two different things， as are the writing styles of the two。 Knowing the possibility of his books being turned into movies （or， in this case， a TV show）， I think his writing and short chapters are suitable for that。 I also think once you have a couple bestsellers that are turned into blockbusters， the criticism is just sure to come， no matter how entertaining your stories might be。 I think Dan Brown is a very good storyteller who spends a lot of time researching （probably more than we can imagine） and does a very good job at weaving his stories in with real life history and locations。 I loved both Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code， and I was excited to read this one after finding out it was being developed into a TV series。 I'm sad to say that I didn't enjoy this one as much though。 Overall， I enjoyed the characters， the stories of the Freemasons， the history that I didn't already know， and the new things I learned and want to research more， but there were a few things that made me not like this novel as well。 The other two novels had action that began almost immediately。 Even though the entire novel took place over a day， I felt like entirely too much time was spent in a room with a severed hand。 This book is really 3。5 stars for me。 It would be an easy four stars， but I’m upset that the author lied to us about one of the characters。 I can’t bring myself to click 3 stars for him though because I enjoyed most of the book until the end。 It's okay for the characters to lie to each other and it's okay for the writer to keep secrets and carefully mislead you to make the story better， but the writer should not flat out lie to the reader。 **SPOILERS** I had trouble finishing the last chapters after it was confirmed who the villain really is。 The thought crossed my mind a few times based on some of the clues left， but I was pretty sure that couldn't be， based on what I had read in an earlier chapter。 I don't know if it was that frustration， or if the last chapters just went on forever （kind of like my review）， but I kept thinking that I wanted to go back and find that segment and read it again to confirm that I didn't misunderstand。 I go back and find that section， and I did not just misunderstand。 What was written was a lie to the reader。 I think Brown could have found a more creative way to have written that section to creatively mask the truth， maybe by writing it in first person。 For a writer such as Dan Brown， I find it frustrating that he would write it like that and that his editor didn't question it。My other problem with this novel is the ending。 Yes， I get that we are supposed to understand that the bible hidden in the cornerstone contains the original ancient writings， not the interpretations that have been written and rewritten over the years。 I understand that Brown wanted us to understand that our minds （not out bodies） were created in the image of god and that all of us have the power of god within us and that people are mistakingly praying to one all-powerful god when we should understand that we are all have the power to do miraculous things once we learn to unleash the amazing power of our minds （our temples）。 It's a tie-in with the whole premise of Angels and Demons， and I think that the idea was a really good one。 I just don't think it was executed very well。 I say that because it's clear from reading through all the reviews that most people did not come to that conclusion。 It took me a little time to reach that conclusion myself。 It was the idea of the villain wanting to destroy Katherine's noetic science research that made me conclude that the hidden secret that has been lost over the years the science that our minds are powerful and miraculous and that we don't need to pray to a higher power for things we can accomplish ourselves， especially if we rely on the power of multiple minds working together。 Even after arriving at that conclusion， however， the ending was still kind of a letdown for me。 It does make the reader ask questions and think about whether they are using their mind to its full potential， but inside the novel itself， it leaves some questions and oddities。。。and frustrations。One frustration in particular is regarding the blind， elderly priest。 His perspective made it seem like there was a terrible secret that was going to be revealed and the world was coming to an end。 They clearly explained that apocalypse is often misunderstood as the end of the world instead of the Greek translation to uncover or reveal。 That was actually kind of wow moment for me。 Have you looked up the word in the dictionary。 Even it lists only two definitions and both involve the destruction of the world as defined in Revelations， but if you scroll far enough you are shown the Greek translation。 As a priest， if you know the truth， would you really want the world go on believing the misunderstanding， or would you want the truth to come out and give the world hope of enlightenment？ The book kind of implies that the priest knows the truth， but doesn't want his world to be torn apart。 Science or religion or science and religion？ Either way， the book does make you think。 Our world today is one where people will believe any article they read on Facebook， without questioning where it came from， who wrote it， or if it's really true。 People today will put blind faith in one person of power without bothering to learn their background or put the work in to learning what they are really about。 That being the case， if such a secret did exist as Dan Brown implies， I think it would be just one more thing that would divide people because most people aren't willing to study and learn for themselves。 They want the easy answer。 Some would be so engrained in their beliefs as not to consider another possibility （even if it did come from an ancient bible）， some would not bother to explore the possibility （no matter their beliefs）， and some would latch on to it。 Back to the book -- decent idea， entertaining along the way， some good history， but the ending and some of the details just frustrated me。 。。。more
David Wallace
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Dan Brown。 Symbols。 Hidden meaning。 Robert Langdon。 Theological exploration。 Fanatic。 Secret societies。 Global impact。 Time running out。 What else were you expecting？
Hanne Rump
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Det forsvundne tegn er tydeligt baseret på en enorm mængde af research， der giver bogen et ekstra niveau af kompleksitet， som jeg elsker， selvom om den sine steder har passager med karakter af faglitteratur。 Det giver plottet et sikkert fundament at stå på。Kapitlerne er korte， spændingen kan smages på tungen， og de mange cliffhangere driver læseren hurtigt videre gennem det veldrejede plot。Dan Brown har et andet fokus en karakteropbygning。 De virker ofte som en kulisse for historiske data， arkit Det forsvundne tegn er tydeligt baseret på en enorm mængde af research， der giver bogen et ekstra niveau af kompleksitet， som jeg elsker， selvom om den sine steder har passager med karakter af faglitteratur。 Det giver plottet et sikkert fundament at stå på。Kapitlerne er korte， spændingen kan smages på tungen， og de mange cliffhangere driver læseren hurtigt videre gennem det veldrejede plot。Dan Brown har et andet fokus en karakteropbygning。 De virker ofte som en kulisse for historiske data， arkitektonisk skønhed og vilde hemmeligheder。 Sådan er det også her。 Karaktererne er i nogen udstrækning gentagelser fra tidligere， og de er stereotype og ensidige。 Det ændrer ikke på， at bogen både er spændende og giver stof til eftertanke - klar anbefaling herfra。 。。。more
Lauren
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Rating: 3。5/5Again， Robert Langdon finds his presence requested。 But this time supposedly by a friend to help fill in for a speech。 When he makes it to Washington D。C。 though， he finds that his friend has been abducted by the caller and is requesting help for something far more sinister。 To help save his friend， Langdon follows clues throughout D。C。 relating to the Masons and a much talked about secret treasure。 Another exciting and fast moving read from Dan Brown。 This novel seems slightly diff Rating: 3。5/5Again， Robert Langdon finds his presence requested。 But this time supposedly by a friend to help fill in for a speech。 When he makes it to Washington D。C。 though， he finds that his friend has been abducted by the caller and is requesting help for something far more sinister。 To help save his friend， Langdon follows clues throughout D。C。 relating to the Masons and a much talked about secret treasure。 Another exciting and fast moving read from Dan Brown。 This novel seems slightly different mostly due to what seemed like less physical references and visits to places than the first two。 The style of storytelling of mixing religion/faith and science was spot on to the series。 There were a few aspects of the story that were more obviously predictable that made it slightly less compelling。 This is， however， another good historical and adventure filled book from Brown and I still look forward to the next book in the series。 。。。more
Dave “Cid” Lao
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Astonishing， thriller in it's finestFor 10 years after my experience with da vinchi code， the book that enthralled me to like thriller genra because of Dan Brown。 The characters are compelling that you are absorbed by them till the very end。 The books twisting story and the ending that I would like it to finished。 Very Beautiful。 Astonishing， thriller in it's finestFor 10 years after my experience with da vinchi code， the book that enthralled me to like thriller genra because of Dan Brown。 The characters are compelling that you are absorbed by them till the very end。 The books twisting story and the ending that I would like it to finished。 Very Beautiful。 。。。more
Joel
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Before starting we have to understand something: this is LITERALLY a 1:1 copy paste of Angels&Demon。 But worst。 “Man in power are always interested in greater power”The story is kind of interesting， but dialogues and descriptions are simply ridiculous。 They are unbelievable， even more unbelievable than the story itself。 There are just too many situations that doesn’t make any sense， too many “casualties” that proves that the author was not sure about how to develop the story when he started writ Before starting we have to understand something: this is LITERALLY a 1:1 copy paste of Angels&Demon。 But worst。 “Man in power are always interested in greater power”The story is kind of interesting， but dialogues and descriptions are simply ridiculous。 They are unbelievable， even more unbelievable than the story itself。 There are just too many situations that doesn’t make any sense， too many “casualties” that proves that the author was not sure about how to develop the story when he started writing it， so he just simply started playing some tricky cards to keep going。 If you have read Angels&Demons or The DaVinci Code lol you know that what said before happens in those books too。 Then how is this worse？ Let me explain。 There’s a lot of talk and not enough adventures。 On Robert’s adventure #1 and #2 there is a lot of action， a lot of persecution， a lot of “we have to rush”。 On this one most of that is gone and replaced with lots of unnecessary conversations that keep pointing the fact that the main character has to act quickly。 But he just never does。 And talking about the main character… there’s also a lot of focus on second term characters and situations that prevent us to be interested on Langdon’s search。 He is never on focus which is both cause and consequence of what I just explained。 The book has some predictable parts， so we don’t even have a wow ending which， in a Dan Brown book， is very negative。 The ending is insipid as well， so is gives us that “this wasn’t worth my time” feeling。 However， as a Dan Brown book， this is a very easy reading so it isn’t hard to pick up the book and read some chapters while we wait for the bus。 The Best: About the last part the book has some horrifying pages， and it really catch our attention and force us to keep reading。 These probably the most intense pages on any Langdon’s book so far。 tThe Worst: But those 15 pages aren’t good enough to justify reading a 600 pages’ book。 。。。more
Tara
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So， to sum up The Lost Symbol。。。。Dan Brown is Gnostic？ Sorta？Adam Ford has a comic claiming that the statement "I have these new theological ideas" really means "I subscribe to some old heresies。" https://adam4d。com/new-theological-id。。。 Turns out "I subscribe to some old heresies" ALSO means "I subscribe to some old heresies。" Most of this book reads like a thinly veneered rant on how awesome various gnostic ideas are。。。like the whole point of the book is to convince you that there's really （No So， to sum up The Lost Symbol。。。。Dan Brown is Gnostic？ Sorta？Adam Ford has a comic claiming that the statement "I have these new theological ideas" really means "I subscribe to some old heresies。" https://adam4d。com/new-theological-id。。。 Turns out "I subscribe to some old heresies" ALSO means "I subscribe to some old heresies。" Most of this book reads like a thinly veneered rant on how awesome various gnostic ideas are。。。like the whole point of the book is to convince you that there's really （No， really！） hidden knowledge somewhere that you can access for your own personal apotheosis。 It doesn't really work well， for reasons I'll go into below。 In any case， whatever way you want to look at it， this is not a well-written book。 If you look at characterization， there is basically none。 The characters are either superhuman archetypes or completely interchangeable。 The villain is over the top ridiculous to the nth degree - and his true identity can be guessed a mile down the road。If you look at showing versus telling。。。most of the book is an info dump。 You don't actually see the characters doing much to reveal their thoughts or motivations， they just have them。 You don't actually even see small details about the plethora of Washington DC locations discussed in the course of the novel that lead you to guess their importance。 Instead， you get pictures of those locations or artifacts and a lecture， usually by Robert Langdon， on the minutiae of those buildings or paintings or sculptures that clearly means。。。whatever the plot needs。 You might as well be reading Wikipedia。Mentioning Wikipedia brings me to pacing。 I actually think pacing is one of Dan Brown's stronger points and one of the reasons so many people do enjoy his novels: they move quickly enough that people want to find out what happens。 That said， there were numerous occasions in this one where the pacing was off just enough to lose me to the rabbit hole of Wikipedia。 The architectural details were mildly interesting， but Wikipedia is a more rewarding place to learn about them。Also related to pacing is an enormous pet peeve of mine: multiple characters have important revelations that are obscured from the reader until a later point in the narrative。 It's annoying， lazy， patronizing writing， especially since there usually wasn't a good reason to both point out that the character learned something but not share it with the rest of the class， as it were。 Finally， there's the issue of accuracy。 It irks me when any author on any subject can't be bothered to make sure his facts are， you know， actually facts。 I suspect that happens to all kinds of inconsequential information here in spades， and I'm pretty sure other goodreads reviewers have pointed some of those issues out in other reviews。To my taste， though， it's absolutely obnoxious when an author can't be bothered with accuracy in regard to the Bible or other points of real religions。 This would be the main reason that The Lost Symbol made my eyes roll right out of my head， and why I think that it's a fairly lame attempt at intriguing people with Gnosticism。 The Bible is quoted all over this book。 Other religious texts are as well。 I can't speak for the other religious texts， but I'm very familiar with the Bible， and most if not all of the quotations from the Bible were ripped far out of their context and made to sound like they meant something very different from what the text actually says。 Let's be honest: this happens all the time。 It's not just Dan Brown。 It's on coffee mugs in Christian bookstores and wall hangings in Instagram influencer houses and all of the books ever written by televangelists like Benny Hinn or Joel Osteen and strewn all over popular consciousness in myriad subjects。 The Bible is a big book。 It has a lot of words in it。 As with any big book。。。or any newspaper， or any politician's speech， or probably even your mother's last facebook post， you can pull out a sentence here or there and make it sound like the quote says the exact opposite of what it really does。 That's not charitable or fair to the source， and it's also incredibly annoying if you happen to know the source material。 So Dan Brown， shame on you。 Stop worrying so much about "symbology"。。。go read the actual sources。 Read them in context so you understand what they mean。 Those of us who have some interest in religious matters will be far less twitchy。。。and probably will also need far less bleach for our eyeballs。With ALL of that said， did I enjoy reading this book？ Sure。 I really did。 It has juuust enough of a plot and juuuust enough good pacing to make it enough of a page turner， when I wasn't getting sidetracked by wikipedia。 It does require enormous suspension or disbelief - almost as if it were taking place in an alternate universe - but I can manage that。 It was enjoyable enough for my purposes。But is it good literature？ Nope。 Is it even good genre fiction？ Nope again。 Will I reread it？ Not likely。 。。。more
chiara。panda_
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Sicuramente Dan Brown sa come creare suspense e stravolgere con colpi di scena forti ed emozionati。 Tuttavia， con "Il simbolo perduto" ha proprio esagerato， ma non con la suspense， bensì con la brodaglia。 600 pagine di cui 400 si ripetono e solo 200 narrano la nuova avventura di Robert Langdon。 Scene già riviste， dialoghi intensi， sì， ma ripetuti fino allo sfinimento e un racconto che si srotola a pezzi。 Risvolti che ambiscono a incuriosire il lettore， ma che in realtà non fanno altro che confon Sicuramente Dan Brown sa come creare suspense e stravolgere con colpi di scena forti ed emozionati。 Tuttavia， con "Il simbolo perduto" ha proprio esagerato， ma non con la suspense， bensì con la brodaglia。 600 pagine di cui 400 si ripetono e solo 200 narrano la nuova avventura di Robert Langdon。 Scene già riviste， dialoghi intensi， sì， ma ripetuti fino allo sfinimento e un racconto che si srotola a pezzi。 Risvolti che ambiscono a incuriosire il lettore， ma che in realtà non fanno altro che confonderlo。 La trama è sicuramente avvincente， ma sviluppata male， da sembrare né incalzante e tanto meno stimolante。 Diciamo， c'è troppa carne a fuoco: Dan Brown ha scomodato proprio tutti pur di scrivere quest'avventura， che ricalca ormai il filone romanzato dai tratti storico-religiosi di cui si sta facendo grande portavoce。 In questo libro - d'altronde un po' come i precedenti - leggiamo di rosacroce， cristiani， musulmani， ebrei， esoterici， massoni。。mancavano solo i templari e avremmo avuto il quadro completo。 Per non parlare di quei geniacci di Einstein， Newton， Bacone， disturbati inutilmente dal loro sonno ristoratore。Sempre dell'opinione che less is more， spero di leggere qualcosa di nuovo e di più fresco con "Inferno"， ahimé già comprato anni fa e che quindi non posso ignorare。 。。。more
Ifallsurrect
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It is just a regular Robert Langdon story。 If you've read these series before the plot won't surprise you。 But the knowledge， information and topic is new and exciting though。 It is just a regular Robert Langdon story。 If you've read these series before the plot won't surprise you。 But the knowledge， information and topic is new and exciting though。 。。。more
Victor L。 Cezar
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3。5 rounded up。 Loved the story in a whole， would change just the order of some situations， besides that it was awsome。
Trilerista
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Wow！ Kakva knjiga！ Oduvala me je， kraj je savršen！ I da， mrzim Brauna što toliko muči jadnog Langdona。 😢
Sasicha Sanguansub
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 1。 หนังสือเล่มนี้หนักมาก เกือบกิโล2。 ในความหนักนี้ มีแต่น้ำ บางอย่างพูดถึงทำไมไม่รู้ ไม่มีประโยชน์อะไร3。 เช่น การทดลองของนางเอก จะพูดถึงทำไม ตอนแรกนึกว่าจะเกี่ยวกับพีระมิด แต่เปล่า ยกมาอย่างยิ่งใหญ่ ดูสำคัญมาก แต่ไม่ได้เอามาใช้อะไรเลยนอกจากเอามาพูดทฤษฎีบลา ๆ งงว่าทำไมคนร้ายต้องไปฆ่านางเอกกับระเบิดการทดลองของนาง มันไม่มีผลอะไรกับจุดประสงค์คนร้ายเลยปะ ทริชก็ตายฟรี oh， poor Trish4。 เรื่องนี้ดูแทบไม่มีอะไรเลย ไปเรื่อยมาก สรุป คนร้ายมันงมงายในความเชื่ออะไรไม่รู้เฉย ๆ แล้วทำคนอื่นเขาเดือดร้อนไปทั่ว5。 1。 หนังสือเล่มนี้หนักมาก เกือบกิโล2。 ในความหนักนี้ มีแต่น้ำ บางอย่างพูดถึงทำไมไม่รู้ ไม่มีประโยชน์อะไร3。 เช่น การทดลองของนางเอก จะพูดถึงทำไม ตอนแรกนึกว่าจะเกี่ยวกับพีระมิด แต่เปล่า ยกมาอย่างยิ่งใหญ่ ดูสำคัญมาก แต่ไม่ได้เอามาใช้อะไรเลยนอกจากเอามาพูดทฤษฎีบลา ๆ งงว่าทำไมคนร้ายต้องไปฆ่านางเอกกับระเบิดการทดลองของนาง มันไม่มีผลอะไรกับจุดประสงค์คนร้ายเลยปะ ทริชก็ตายฟรี oh， poor Trish4。 เรื่องนี้ดูแทบไม่มีอะไรเลย ไปเรื่อยมาก สรุป คนร้ายมันงมงายในความเชื่ออะไรไม่รู้เฉย ๆ แล้วทำคนอื่นเขาเดือดร้อนไปทั่ว5。 ยกทฤษฎีมาร้อยแปดพันเก้า เวิ่นเว้อ ไม่น่าสนใจแถมยัง งง อีกต่างหาก6。 อ่านแล้วรู้สึกไม่ชอบเมสัน ดูยึดติดกับพิธีกรรม ยึดติดกับอดีต โคตร conservativeให้ 2。5/5 ดาว （ปัดลง） เพราะทำให้รู้ว่ามนุษย์หายใจใน oxygenated perfluorocarbon ได้ บวกกับกลางเล่มสนุกดี ยิ่งตอนนางเอกหนีคนร้ายในที่มืดของส่วนที่ 5 รู้สึกกลัวแทนนางเอกเลย 。。。more
Belinda Schön
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Since the 1st time I read this when I was fourteen， I have learned that my great-grandme actually was a maid at a house that gathered Masonic meetings。 She had to go into the room， serve the meals， pretend she had seen nothing and get out。 So， everything I already founf fascinating about this society has doubled because I knew someone who knew them to be true。 I love books like these， the cool historic stuff you learn about， Robert Langdon is one of my fav characters of all time and will always Since the 1st time I read this when I was fourteen， I have learned that my great-grandme actually was a maid at a house that gathered Masonic meetings。 She had to go into the room， serve the meals， pretend she had seen nothing and get out。 So， everything I already founf fascinating about this society has doubled because I knew someone who knew them to be true。 I love books like these， the cool historic stuff you learn about， Robert Langdon is one of my fav characters of all time and will always have a special place in my heart。 I reread it because of the show coming out soon for which I am ridiculously pumped for since you get to see the sites， which obviously you cannot in book form。 As always， the only thing that lowers the rating is Dan‘s writing and ability to break up scenes IN THE MOST DIRE OF SITUATIONS。 Like， I know you want me to keep reading but。。。 please stop。 Finish the scene， the clue before moving on。 Also， people who fully believe the mysteries at the end of these books。。。 it is fiction based on history but still fiction。 Dont take it too seriously and you‘lö enjoy it more， like I do 😊 。。。more
Alina
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This could have been a great book。。。 but it isn't。 It's almost 700 pages of bad writing， uninspiring characters and a plot so thin a sneeze could blow it to shreds。 I don't know that I was interested in anything， at any point， except maybe the "bad guy"。 Air quotes because even that aspect of the story was completely lackluster and with zero suspense。 I mean。。。 seriously。 Plus， the end of that "plot" thread is bullshit of the highest order。I liked the previous two Robert Langdon books quite a lo This could have been a great book。。。 but it isn't。 It's almost 700 pages of bad writing， uninspiring characters and a plot so thin a sneeze could blow it to shreds。 I don't know that I was interested in anything， at any point， except maybe the "bad guy"。 Air quotes because even that aspect of the story was completely lackluster and with zero suspense。 I mean。。。 seriously。 Plus， the end of that "plot" thread is bullshit of the highest order。I liked the previous two Robert Langdon books quite a lot。 They had intrigue and suspense and the reveals were worth all the cryptic nonsense along the way。 This book。。。 has none of that。 Even the puzzle solving and clue collecting that is the meat and bones of this series was boring this time around。 Plus， Dan Brown did this god-awful thing in almost every chapter， ending it with some OOOOOMINOOOUS cliffhanger or other。。。 which turned out to be nothing much in the end。 This book is also a clusterfuck of don't tell but don't show either， just a lot of seemingly inteligent people spewing forth predictions of doom and gloom。 When the big deals and the big reveals finally happen， it turns into the most ridiculous， absurd bunch of mumbo-jumbo I ever had the misfortune of reading。 The last 50 pages of this book had me in disbelief about the time wasted to get there。 And eyerolling so hard I'm surprised I still have eyes。So， yeah。 Bad book， crap writing with all the wrong plot devices used ad-nauseam， dumb ending（s）， underwhelming everything and even Langdon was just an unfortunate and bewildered passenger on this shitty ride。 。。。more
Ritchie Wynants
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This is the best book by Dan Brown so far in my opinion。 Compared to this， I think The Da Vinci Code is a little overrated。There's no denying that Brown has got the formula down to create a page-turning thriller。 If you want to get sucked into a wild treasure hunt， go and pick up whichever book in the Robert Langdon series。 If you want deep character development， I'm not sure you'll find what you're looking for。 However， I feel that Brown is on the right track。 We do get some character developme This is the best book by Dan Brown so far in my opinion。 Compared to this， I think The Da Vinci Code is a little overrated。There's no denying that Brown has got the formula down to create a page-turning thriller。 If you want to get sucked into a wild treasure hunt， go and pick up whichever book in the Robert Langdon series。 If you want deep character development， I'm not sure you'll find what you're looking for。 However， I feel that Brown is on the right track。 We do get some character development compared to the other two novels in the series， albeit mostly from the bad guy。Next to the adrenaline driven， action packed scenes we also get another look at religion， a recurring theme in Brown's books。 This time however， it's a point of view that's different from the previous novels。 I won't go too much into detail， because that might spoil a little too much for you。One final note that I also mentioned in my review of the other novels， is that you need a good fact/fiction filter。 The book is full to the brim with conspiracies and pseudo-science。 Try to go with the flow and don't take everything for granted without research ;） 。。。more
Mohammad Malek Al Jamal
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Intriguing， opens ones mind to a new dimension。
Kelly McMerrett
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Just finished this holiday read， cheesy I know but I’ve read the other two Langdon ones and really liked them。 This one was no different。 I love all the history and symbolism， and didn’t see the twist coming， though that might just be me being naive！ It’s no literary masterpiece but it is immensely entertaining #danbrown #thelostsymbol #robertlangdon
Joe
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DC doesn’t quite have the lure of Rome or Paris but once again Dan Brown delivers a relentless thriller。 He always presents thought-provoking ideas with famous art and architecture providing a gorgeous backdrop and Langdon really is a loveable character。 Not classic literature but bloody entertaining stuff！
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