adevos's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.25
maryeeafsu's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
3.5
good for when you want to read as a distraction
rosann's review against another edition
3.0
I have really enjoyed the chase of Dan Brown's other books, but it felt like he ran out of steam and really had to reach in parts of this book.
dblaine007's review against another edition
2.0
Not as good as other books. Just meh.
Struggled to finish it. Last few pages when everything comes down to the wire (10 or so) are good
Struggled to finish it. Last few pages when everything comes down to the wire (10 or so) are good
residentrunner1_'s review against another edition
5.0
The secret is how to die. Since the beginning of time, it has always been to die.
In an explosive follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, this time in DC, Robert Langdon is suddenly whisked into a mystery of lies and terrors when a fellow friend gets kidnapped. From the CIA to the Washington Monument, from tunnels to the Library of Congress, Robert Langdon & Friends seem to go everywhere.
Though I am confused about his claims about the locations in the book are real, the thing that didn't confuse me was that I was scared by the character Mal'akh. He was just murdering people left and right who came in contact with Robert Langdon or Peter Solomon's families.
Great book. Would recommend.
5***out of 5
In an explosive follow-up to The Da Vinci Code, this time in DC, Robert Langdon is suddenly whisked into a mystery of lies and terrors when a fellow friend gets kidnapped. From the CIA to the Washington Monument, from tunnels to the Library of Congress, Robert Langdon & Friends seem to go everywhere.
Though I am confused about his claims about the locations in the book are real, the thing that didn't confuse me was that I was scared by the character Mal'akh. He was just murdering people left and right who came in contact with Robert Langdon or Peter Solomon's families.
Great book. Would recommend.
5***out of 5
oliviaggriffin's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
bluenicorn's review against another edition
1.0
Audiobooks- they're awesome. You can listen to them while you're doing things, and then if they're bad, you don't feel like you wasted any part of your life, because you still accomplished things during that time. Which is why I'm glad I listened to this one. I'm not ashamed to admit that I liked Angels and Demons and The Davinci Code- I can acknowledge that the premises and execution are RIDICULOUS, but they were still enjoyable. Action adventure, twists and turns, and ART HISTORY. That's the real draw to Dan Brown. So... I was pretty disappointed with the Lost Symbol. No real art history (yes, "symbology," but that gets old after awhile), no real shocking twists. Kinda disappointing, and very long. I kept thinking it was over- there were, like, 12 false endings. I was not pleased with this one. I'm just glad I got alot of baking done while listening.
kxu65's review against another edition
2.0
I found the ending of this book to be the worst that he has written. Does he really need to take a page from National Treasures.