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big_dreamer's review against another edition
3.0
È un capolavoro? No, per niente. Ma come le avventure di Robert Langdon che lo hanno preceduto, Il simbolo perduto è una lettura piacevole e, a tratti avvincente. Mantenendo i punti fissi della teoria complottistica, del gillain che vuole distruggere la setta/società segreta di turno e svelare i segreti al mondo, Dan Brown ci porta a fare un "giro turistico" di Washington, svelando i segreti che si celano dietro ai suoi monumenti (o almeno, dietro alle intenzioni che avevano i costruttori e i progettisti).
Detto questo, credo che ciò che ci viene rivelato sia tutto vero? No, ma tutto ha un senso, potrebbe davvero essere così.
Sono un po' delusa dal plot twist, perché lo avevo intuito
Detto questo, credo che ciò che ci viene rivelato sia tutto vero? No, ma tutto ha un senso, potrebbe davvero essere così.
Sono un po' delusa dal plot twist, perché lo avevo intuito
nikla88's review against another edition
4.0
Amo il genere e l'autore, il libro è lungo ma lo leggeresti in un giorno, certe parti sono un po' troppo inverosimili, ma gli americani son fatti così no?
jeneen_suboh2006's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
tayfeath's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
A solid Dan Brown book based in DC. I loved reading about Langdon & co. running around the city to solve the big mystery. The ending was a bit more predictable than that of The Da Vinci Code but I'm excited to read the other books in this series!
siren224's review against another edition
2.0
دان يا صديقي ميعملوش كدة !!
كان ف زمان بيدج مشهورة اوي ع الفيس بوك اسمها ( انت عيل ماسوني ) طبعا هي مكنش ليها علاقة بالماسونية ..... انا بسالك نفس السؤال انت ماسوني !!
لو ابتدينا بفكرك الرواية ... الماسونية والاسرار القديمة والفكر البشري والتنوير
طول الرواية انت بتدافع عنهم وعن معتقداتهم وعن حتمية سر معتقداتهم لانها في رايك حاجات او اسرار قديمة هتعمل طفرة في البشرية ف لو وقعت ف ايد غلط هتبوظ الدنيا واثبت ده انها وقعت في ايد مالاخ اللي كان عايز فعلا يدمر الدنيا ... الحقيقة اتا بحثت كتير اوي ووصلت لقناعه انه لا مع المؤامرة ولا ضدها بس الفكرة انه انت طول الوقت بتدافع عنهم وعن طقوسهم وانها مش ضد الدين بالعكس جدااا وكل الاديان نش الميسيحية بس ... مع ان اللي قريته ان هم اصلا بيسبوك حر ف دينك بس مش ع حساب ولاءك ليخم !!
تاني حاجه فكرة ان في ناس كتير نافذين تبع الماسونية وانه معظم كلامهم بالعبري وعايز اننا نصدق ان مفيش مؤامرة !!
ومش معني ان في مسلمين ماسونيين ان ده صح !! لان لو طقوسهم دي فعلا بيعملوها فهي بدع بس انا نش هفتي !!
ندخل في جزء الكتاب المقدس
والله حاحه غريبة عايزنا ازاي نصدق ان هو في رموز واسرار قديمة وحاجات غامضة للقلوب المستنيرة فقط ومينفعش ناخدوه حرفيا .... كلام طبعا لازم يتقال لانه الكتاب المقدس في منه كذا نسخة وكذا حد كتبه لدرجة انه جيفرسون خذف فصل الولادة والبعث عشان شايفوه مش خقيقي !!!!
ازاي نصدق كلام ناس كاتباها وكمان نبحث ف انه جواه اسرار
انا برد علي الكلام اللي كاتبوه دان
مش بشكك في الكتاب ولا الديانة
تالت حاجه المطاردات والالغاز دي هي اللي خلت للرواية معني مع ان مش طبيعي ان روبرت يكون عارف كل حاجه كدة
فكرة ان مالاخ هو زاكازاي ذكيك برده
بس دان اذكي وموته وقالك مفيش تحول اصله مضحاش بنفسه !!!
ف حاجه برده حوار انه اساس الماسونيك مصري والمسلة حاجات عجيبة وما خفي كان اعظم
بس عايزة اعرف عي المسلة دي بتاعتنا ولا هم اللي بنوها
كمان انا مصدقة ف العلوم العقلية بس مش عازفة فكرة وزن الروح كمان الشفاء عن طريق تركيز العقل ده صح ولا لا ....
رواية معجبنيش فيها غير اني ابحث واعرف اكتر لكن حبكة او سرد او حتي دفاع عن وجهه نظر سيئة جدا الرواية
كان ف زمان بيدج مشهورة اوي ع الفيس بوك اسمها ( انت عيل ماسوني ) طبعا هي مكنش ليها علاقة بالماسونية ..... انا بسالك نفس السؤال انت ماسوني !!
لو ابتدينا بفكرك الرواية ... الماسونية والاسرار القديمة والفكر البشري والتنوير
طول الرواية انت بتدافع عنهم وعن معتقداتهم وعن حتمية سر معتقداتهم لانها في رايك حاجات او اسرار قديمة هتعمل طفرة في البشرية ف لو وقعت ف ايد غلط هتبوظ الدنيا واثبت ده انها وقعت في ايد مالاخ اللي كان عايز فعلا يدمر الدنيا ... الحقيقة اتا بحثت كتير اوي ووصلت لقناعه انه لا مع المؤامرة ولا ضدها بس الفكرة انه انت طول الوقت بتدافع عنهم وعن طقوسهم وانها مش ضد الدين بالعكس جدااا وكل الاديان نش الميسيحية بس ... مع ان اللي قريته ان هم اصلا بيسبوك حر ف دينك بس مش ع حساب ولاءك ليخم !!
تاني حاجه فكرة ان في ناس كتير نافذين تبع الماسونية وانه معظم كلامهم بالعبري وعايز اننا نصدق ان مفيش مؤامرة !!
ومش معني ان في مسلمين ماسونيين ان ده صح !! لان لو طقوسهم دي فعلا بيعملوها فهي بدع بس انا نش هفتي !!
ندخل في جزء الكتاب المقدس
والله حاحه غريبة عايزنا ازاي نصدق ان هو في رموز واسرار قديمة وحاجات غامضة للقلوب المستنيرة فقط ومينفعش ناخدوه حرفيا .... كلام طبعا لازم يتقال لانه الكتاب المقدس في منه كذا نسخة وكذا حد كتبه لدرجة انه جيفرسون خذف فصل الولادة والبعث عشان شايفوه مش خقيقي !!!!
ازاي نصدق كلام ناس كاتباها وكمان نبحث ف انه جواه اسرار
انا برد علي الكلام اللي كاتبوه دان
مش بشكك في الكتاب ولا الديانة
تالت حاجه المطاردات والالغاز دي هي اللي خلت للرواية معني مع ان مش طبيعي ان روبرت يكون عارف كل حاجه كدة
فكرة ان مالاخ هو زاكازاي ذكيك برده
بس دان اذكي وموته وقالك مفيش تحول اصله مضحاش بنفسه !!!
ف حاجه برده حوار انه اساس الماسونيك مصري والمسلة حاجات عجيبة وما خفي كان اعظم
بس عايزة اعرف عي المسلة دي بتاعتنا ولا هم اللي بنوها
كمان انا مصدقة ف العلوم العقلية بس مش عازفة فكرة وزن الروح كمان الشفاء عن طريق تركيز العقل ده صح ولا لا ....
رواية معجبنيش فيها غير اني ابحث واعرف اكتر لكن حبكة او سرد او حتي دفاع عن وجهه نظر سيئة جدا الرواية
lilylanie's review against another edition
3.0
The Lost Symbol was exactly what you'd expect as the third in the Robert Langdon trilogy, though I found it both more intriguing - by virtue of the scientific aspects - and less - by virtue of being a less ancient and more American mystery than the previous two.
Of course much of the story is fantastical, but the thing I found hardest to believe was Langdon's extreme skepticism of what he was being told. Dude, did you not read the first two books? You'd think he'd have a more open mind by now.
Speaking of skepticism, I must say this book really made me think. I've always considered myself an atheist and I'm sure I still am, but a lot of that is rooted in my understanding of organized religion and deities. I don't just disbelieve, it actually makes me angry to hear things about people working hard their whole lives only to channel what little they have into a church collection plate, or (in the words of the minister at my niece's baptism) that we should be like babies to their mothers, and trust god to feed and care for us. Really? 'Cuz I could swear the world has seen many faithful people starve to death.
Or the one that really burns my toast - that everything happens "for a reason", whether it's the death of a loved one or loss of a limb or whatever. I do believe that most humans will make the best of a bad situation and that sometimes the result can be very good, but to say that the resulting good was adequate reason to be grateful for something really horrible happening is to belittle a person's pain. I get that people will say/do/believe crazy things to help themselves cope with pain and fear, but to suggest that it's "real" is ludicrous IMO.
But the suggestion that there is a "higher power" made from the power of human thought has appeal for me, and makes sense of some of the disparate beliefs I've had throughout my life. I find notions of superhuman abilities and the power of thought less dubious than the idea that the world was created by a single god who is prepared to wipe us all out if the mood strikes. I'm still very much a skeptic of all things unexplainable or unproven, but maybe a shade less than before I read this book.
Of course the Masons do still believe in capital-G-God (though not only the Christian one) so I'm not quite ready to join the order, but in addition to being a first-rate thriller this book gave me something to think about, and that's a pretty rare combination.
Of course much of the story is fantastical, but the thing I found hardest to believe was Langdon's extreme skepticism of what he was being told. Dude, did you not read the first two books? You'd think he'd have a more open mind by now.
Speaking of skepticism, I must say this book really made me think. I've always considered myself an atheist and I'm sure I still am, but a lot of that is rooted in my understanding of organized religion and deities. I don't just disbelieve, it actually makes me angry to hear things about people working hard their whole lives only to channel what little they have into a church collection plate, or (in the words of the minister at my niece's baptism) that we should be like babies to their mothers, and trust god to feed and care for us. Really? 'Cuz I could swear the world has seen many faithful people starve to death.
Or the one that really burns my toast - that everything happens "for a reason", whether it's the death of a loved one or loss of a limb or whatever. I do believe that most humans will make the best of a bad situation and that sometimes the result can be very good, but to say that the resulting good was adequate reason to be grateful for something really horrible happening is to belittle a person's pain. I get that people will say/do/believe crazy things to help themselves cope with pain and fear, but to suggest that it's "real" is ludicrous IMO.
But the suggestion that there is a "higher power" made from the power of human thought has appeal for me, and makes sense of some of the disparate beliefs I've had throughout my life. I find notions of superhuman abilities and the power of thought less dubious than the idea that the world was created by a single god who is prepared to wipe us all out if the mood strikes. I'm still very much a skeptic of all things unexplainable or unproven, but maybe a shade less than before I read this book.
Of course the Masons do still believe in capital-G-God (though not only the Christian one) so I'm not quite ready to join the order, but in addition to being a first-rate thriller this book gave me something to think about, and that's a pretty rare combination.
emilybriano's review against another edition
3.0
The Da Vinci Code was one of the first books I ever read that I could NOT put down. My first encounter with a true "page turner." The Lost Symbol is no different, except being set in Washington DC. Brown is definitely not the best writer and his characterizations leave much to be desired. I can't count how many times one characterized as "muscular" for example. However, most readers won't care. The plot is compelling and tight...except for the end where Brown delves into The Ancient Mysteries which are Somehow Always Capitalized To Emphasize Their Importance. The final revelations are a New Age/Judeo-Christian train wreck. It almost seems that Brown was trying to appease readers of all belief systems, after all the hoopla over his previous book. There was one major plot twist that I didn't see coming, but that was because I probably wasn't thinking that hard. And if you don't want to think too much and just enjoy a breezy story set in our nation's capital, this book is for you. I will give it to Brown for making American history and Washington DC seem much more glamorous than they are. If you liked the movie National Treasure, then you will love The Lost Symbol
annikasegers's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
tanya89's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0