hannahjorczak4's review against another edition
3.0
A bit of a let down after Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code.
beaupedia's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely the weakest of the three I've read. I don't see myself going forward with the series after this one. It's what I needed to make a clean break from Mr. Robert Langdon.
smbla's review against another edition
3.0
Of course I read this on the plane flying to DC. I am always amazed at the number of chapters, the poor writing style and the fact that you still can't put down a Dan Brown novel. Robert Langdon is back with a new mystery surrounding the founding fathers and masonic lore. Good battles evil, with several twists and turns. Not a book I would re-read but it did make my flight just that much more enjoyable.
satindoll's review against another edition
5.0
THAT TWIST!!! OH MY GOODNESS THAT TWIST AT THE END !! This is the first Dan Brown book I have completed and holy shit I want to read ALL the books he has ever written. I'm even lost for words. I can't. someone hol meh. I had to stop reading many times to get my bearings because the stress in this was too much. I need ice cream to calm me down. That's all.
jakewjerrard's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
nightshade_novels's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the first two books in this series and have recently been seeing the fourth book in loads of shops, however it took me a while to track down the third book.
Just as in the previous two books it was amazing to see how detailed Brown’s descriptions are of all the buildings and artwork and symbols etc. It shows that a lot of time and effort has gone into the writing of this book. I was very impressed by this and some of the information given really makes you think (particularly when Katherine manages to measure someone’s soul). It can become very difficult to work out where the line between fact and fiction lies as everything is so interrelated and written so well.
However I did find that there were sections of this book that dragged on too much, particularly at the beginning. I think that one of the reasons that it was like this is that the whole 500 page book covered a period of less than 24 hours in which only a few locations were covered whereas the other books were based over longer periods and in a lot more locations.
I was pleased that I managed to work out that
Overall this book was brilliantly written, but lacked something that made the first two books so good .
Just as in the previous two books it was amazing to see how detailed Brown’s descriptions are of all the buildings and artwork and symbols etc. It shows that a lot of time and effort has gone into the writing of this book. I was very impressed by this and some of the information given really makes you think (particularly when Katherine manages to measure someone’s soul). It can become very difficult to work out where the line between fact and fiction lies as everything is so interrelated and written so well.
However I did find that there were sections of this book that dragged on too much, particularly at the beginning. I think that one of the reasons that it was like this is that the whole 500 page book covered a period of less than 24 hours in which only a few locations were covered whereas the other books were based over longer periods and in a lot more locations.
I was pleased that I managed to work out that
Spoiler
Ma’kahl was Peter’s son before it was revealed and I guessed that Katherine’s work had probably been backed up elsewhere. I also knew that Langdon could not have been killed, but as I couldn’t think of any way in which he could survive being drowned for over ten minutes I was beginning to doubt his survival.Overall this book was brilliantly written, but lacked something that made the first two books so good .