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The Lost Symbol

By Dan Brown

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In this stunning follow-up to the global phenomenon The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown demonstrates once again why he is the world's most popular thriller writer. The Lost Symbol is a masterstroke of storytelling—a deadly race through a real-world labyrinth of codes, secrets, and unseContinue

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THE LOST SYMBOL

Robert Langdon, the star of Brown's previous blockbuster, THE DA VINCI CODE, returns for another outing, this time in Washington DC, drawn there by an urgent invitation to give a lecture in the Capitol Building to save his old friend, Peter Solomon, ... (read full critics)

reviewingtheevidence published on Mon, 22 Aug 2011

The Lost Symbol

The Lost Symbol The Lost Symbol isn’t my first book by Dan Brown, but I’m pretty sure it will be my last. I don’t really think any of his books hold up to close scrutiny, but in the past I’ve found them entertaining in an exciting, page-turner kind o ... (read full critics)

likesbooks published on Sun, 22 May 2011

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Not surprisingly, The Lost Symbol is a disappointment, probably due to high expectations after The Da Vinci Code. The Lost Symbol is still a gripping page-turner, but it is way too long and too full of Dan Brown's philosophical musings. I mean it's OK to get philosophical, but ... (continue)

Not surprisingly, The Lost Symbol is a disappointment, probably due to high expectations after The Da Vinci Code. The Lost Symbol is still a gripping page-turner, but it is way too long and too full of Dan Brown's philosophical musings. I mean it's OK to get philosophical, but can't he do it without the formulaic dialogues?

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Holmes said on Jun 8, 2011 | Add your feedback

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A bad ending!
The story has a good start and good build-up. Towards the middle of the book, I was wondering how Dan Brown will end the story. I was hoping a blow-me-away ending like Da Vinci Code.
But I was so disappointed!!!

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Running Jan said on Mar 21, 2011 | Add your feedback

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The Secret, sort of.

Unfortunately not as compelling as Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. But still a very enjoyable read. Typical Dan Brown style. Short chapters. Cliffhangers of course. And lots of information that may or may not be true.
My main take-away from this book: Noetics. The scientific research into ... (continue)

Unfortunately not as compelling as Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code. But still a very enjoyable read. Typical Dan Brown style. Short chapters. Cliffhangers of course. And lots of information that may or may not be true.
My main take-away from this book: Noetics. The scientific research into the powers and potentials of consciousness and thoughts. I am going to google this subject to my heart's content.

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jacoutofthebox said on Apr 4, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

the lost symbol

ho incominciato a leggere il libro è devo confessare che ho abbandonato il libro per un po di tempo,,ma dopo mesi ho deciso di riaprirlo e sono riuscito a leggerla tutta. mi é piaciuta di più gli altri libri di dan brown,ma questa non è da scartare. ho imparato molto e con la mia curiosità ho fatto ... (continue)

ho incominciato a leggere il libro è devo confessare che ho abbandonato il libro per un po di tempo,,ma dopo mesi ho deciso di riaprirlo e sono riuscito a leggerla tutta. mi é piaciuta di più gli altri libri di dan brown,ma questa non è da scartare. ho imparato molto e con la mia curiosità ho fatto delle ricerche in rete dei posti che vengono mensionati e ho scoperto dei monumenti da vero spettacolari. ho fatto un po di cultura leggendo questo libro. la consiglio a tutti. poi se avete gia letto gli altri non potete non leggere questa.

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Preziosa said on Jan 24, 2012 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

“The Lost Symbol” by Dan Brown

Title: The Lost Symbol
Author: Dan Brown
Editor: Corgi Books Limited
Pages: 670
Price: 10, 80£
Reading a book is always a good, reading a good book is a pleasure, but reading an extraordinary book gives an endless pleasure.
“The lost symbol”, amazing third chapter of the Robert Langdon saga, i ... (continue)

Title: The Lost Symbol
Author: Dan Brown
Editor: Corgi Books Limited
Pages: 670
Price: 10, 80£
Reading a book is always a good, reading a good book is a pleasure, but reading an extraordinary book gives an endless pleasure.
“The lost symbol”, amazing third chapter of the Robert Langdon saga, is a race against the time without excluding blow below the belt.
Set in Washington DC, Dan Brown does not introduce a controversial religious secret but he tells of the most ancient organizations of occult: the Freemasonry.
Peter Solomon, mentor of Robert Langdon, high rank degree mason and director of the Smithsonian Centre, summons him for addressing a conference in Capitol Building.
Tired, breathless and anxious he rushes not to be in late, he come in Capitol Rotunda, the central hall of the building, where he do not find a lecture to give but he find the cut arm of his friend, recreating the Hand of Mysteries, an old esoteric symbol.
The author of this plot is Mal’akh, a thirsty of power mason member who previously kidnapped Mr Salomon and then he summoned the symbologist.
In this way, the kidnapper will oblige Langdon to interpret the figures on the Mason’s Pyramid, which should hide the location of the Lost Word, a secret who will give the criminal endless power.
Immediately it starts a frantic hunt who involves Katherine Solomon, Peter’s sister conducting experiments about Noetic Science at Smithsonian Centre, Warren Bellamy, Freemason and Architect of the Capitol, Reverend Colin Galloway, high rank mason, and Inoue Sato, head of the CIA.
Discovering sad truths and unthinkable arcanes, Langdon will be able to forbid Mal’akh of achieving his purpose and he will save his friend.
This book is flowing, quick and involving, a pleasant story well-structured and appealing.
Another time Dan Brown gives a proof of his great ability of writer, keeping the reader stuck to the pages from the start to the end.

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Samuele said on Dec 20, 2011 | Add your feedback

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白忙一場

內文部分情節挺好看，結局卻是草草收場。
最後一道謎題解出華麗的符號陣，當中只有第一行和第三行指出「藏寶」地點，其餘大部分都沒有甚麼特殊意義，彷彿只是眩目的裝飾品而已。
共濟會眾人拼死保護金字塔，又將capstone分隔兩地，但謎底竟是那麼平凡，雖然說真理總是平凡的，但這麼平凡的「秘密」又何需刻意隱瞞呢，即使公諸於世也不會釀成甚麼彌天大禍吧。

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ausone said on Dec 19, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback