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    The Lost Symbol

    Written by Dan Brown

    Narrated by Paul Michael

    3.5/5

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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 unseen truths . . . all under the watchful eye of Brown's most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol accelerates through a startling landscape toward an unthinkable finale.

    As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object -artfully encoded with five symbols-is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.

    When Langdon's beloved mentor, Peter Solomon-a prominent Mason and philanthropist -is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations-all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.

    As the world discovered in The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons, Dan Brown's novels are brilliant tapestries of veiled histories, arcane symbols, and enigmatic codes. In this new novel, he again challenges readers with an intelligent, lightning-paced story that offers surprises at every turn. The Lost Symbol is exactly what Brown's fans have been waiting for . . . his most thrilling novel yet.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateSep 15, 2009
    ISBN9780739309575
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    The Lost Symbol
    Author

    Dan Brown

    Dan Brown is the author of numerous #1 bestselling novels, including Digital Fortress, Angels & Demons and The Da Vinci Code, which has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling novels of all time. Named one of the World's 100 Most Influential People by TIME magazine, he has appeared in the pages of Newsweek, Forbes, People, GQ, The New Yorker, and others. His novels are published in 51 languages around the world. He is a graduate of Amherst College and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he spent time as an English teacher before turning his efforts fully to writing. He lives in New England with his wife.

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    • 3/5
      I’ll never be a big Dan Brown fan, but I can see a place for him, and I think it’s great that he gets people who don’t usually read into bookstores and exposed to the idea and practice of reading, but he’s only okay as long as he doesn’t take himself too seriously, and he just might have crossed that line in The Lost Symbol. I mean, really. Dan Brown writing about the nature of religion and the power of human thoughts and beliefs? Puh-leez.Read my full, spoiler-filled review at The Book Lady's Blog.
    • 4/5
      actually id give it a 4.5. i thought angels and demons was much better, altho it was still an impressively good book.
    • 4/5
      The main mystery is sadly obvious even before the very first actual clue is dropped, but the story is otherwise well-paced and exciting, and there are some more minor twists that might surprise. The main philosophical content and themes of the plot are interesting enough, but (in my opinion) not sufficiently so to sustain the amount of reiteration it gets, through constant monologues (both internal and explicit) that continue to discuss the same notions over and over throughout the narrative. I also took some minor issue (though admittedly, all three were consistently lionised) with the core three characters' apparent lack of trauma or even ill humour in the last few chapters, that felt like it cheapened the horrors they had been through until then.
    • 2/5
      Hmmm...This book was mildly entertaining, but nowhere nearly as fun as "Angels and Demons" or "The Davinci Code". Maybe it's the fact that the story is set in Washington, D.C. rather than Rome or Paris, or perhaps it's because the central mystery involves Freemasonry instead of more specifically Christian themes, but I found myself saying, "Eh, who cares?"
    • 3/5
      Ja, dit is een Dan Brown boek, maar het kon mij niet zo bekoren als de andere delen
    • 3/5
      I listened to this so the fact the the CIA director had a rough voice due to throat cancer and the villain spoke in a harsh whisper made it hard to listen to at times. I think is telling that they skipped this book when they worked on the movie series. I kept thinking just get on with it. As to the big reveal of the great secret - it was so VERY, VERY STUPID!!!! They were willing to die to keep the villain from knowing that?!
    • 3/5
      An entertaining read and pretty much exactly what I expected going in. There were a lot of interesting historical facts and symbols interpretations that make you stop and think, and the story was a bit of a page turner. I did not like this book as much as Angels and Demons or the Da Vinci Code, but I am glad I read it. I thought at times the plot was a bit too slow, and the ending was not really dramatic at all. The theoretical science and spiritual allusions were thought provoking, although a bit far-fetched at times. In short - nothing spectacular but a nice escape.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed listening to this one, but it was a bit too long.
    • 4/5
      Man used to have a special knowledge, the Ancient Mysteries. Knowledge that changed the world and led to the golden age of many societies and humankind. But, the general populace has lost that knowledge that is now guarded heavily by different societies in the world. Advances in a field a science, called Noetic science has begun challenging the preconceptions of the power of the human mind and is on the verge of causing a worldwide intellectual renaissance. But now, one man has taken up a selfish quest to find the Ancient Mysteries and plunge the rest of the world into darkness.This is the main plot of The Lost Symbol, the third book in Dan Brown's saga about Professor Robert Langdon. The Lost Symbol is a change of subjects for the series. Brown has left behind the religious world of the previous two books and has instead entered the world of cutting edge science and the Masons. It's a refreshing change of subject matter from the previous two books.I felt that there was less emphasis on puzzles than in the previous books. The whole book was built upon one main object with a few puzzles and mysteries contained within it. The puzzles themselves had a lot more to do with symbology and science though and it was still very astonishing how Langdon was able to solve them.Also, the book seemed to have much bigger plot twists and changes. I won't go into details, but I loved how he can completely switch the tables on what you are thinking or slowly build up to a point where you almost know what's going to happen. The Lost Symbol doesn't stray too much from the way the other two books go. Puzzles, surprises, and action still fueled my need to finish this book. It does stray away from the religious subject matter and toward scientific advancement and conspiracy theories, but I like the different subject. The Lost Symbol is an amazing book and I recommend it to anyone.
    • 1/5
      I like a lot of the Robert Langdon novels. This one I did not. It was slow, the writing felt pretentious, it just felt like such a grasp. I have/will take a chance on further Dan Brown novels, but this one was a bummer.
    • 4/5
      Mr. Brown has done it again; and dare I say better perhaps than the previous two?! Better if you are looking for the suspense, the edge of your seat, is he going to make it in time, what does this possibly have to do with anything type. I find myself taking notes and once again researching more technologies, sciences, and mysticisms. I adore being enlightened while I am entertained and The Lost Symbol for the bill perfectly.
    • 5/5
      In my opinion Dan Brown's best book. Some may complain of over-description and bad grammar but one thing Dan Brown never fails to do is take you on a roller coaster of a ride and immerse you in Langdon's predicament. A great story teller!
    • 3/5
      Dear Dan Brown.............. this was a waste of time.
    • 1/5
      Another predictable formulaic book from Mr. Brown featuring the usual secret societies, arcane symbols and lone homicidal freak, all moving among well known monuments and forcibly referencing true historic moments and persons, this time from American history.Boring and avoidable without regret...
    • 4/5
      I really didn't want to like this book as much as I did for some reason. It was a fast read and quite a page turner, with the chapters usually ending on an issue that had been resolved but the start of something else. The ending was a bit flat for me, and it could have been a lot shorter. A lot of the book felt like a mini-lecture, and I think that's the one thing that annoys me about Dan Brown, although you do learn a lot, it sometimes becomes a distraction to the main story.
    • 2/5
      Definitely not as good as the first two in the series, and OMG the last chapter and epilogue draaaaaaaggggg onnnnnnn... Still, was mostly fun.
    • 3/5
      A re-write of The Da Vinci Code, almost scene for scene, but with a slightly less ridiculous premise. When Dan Brown finds out people have been copying his work like this he's going to be absolutely livid oh no wait this is by dan brown.There are some amusing misuses of the English language, but compared to Angels & Demons he's improved so much. I'm actually quite proud of him.He still has a major problem dealing with exposition. I'm an sf fan so I enjoy good exposition. It's an art form and judging by how rarely you see it done well, it must be hard to do. His is just a mess.Raw and readable pulp and can be enjoyed as such.
    • 1/5
      Too outlandish. Not real.
    • 1/5
      ugh, finally done
    • 4/5
      Robert Langdon is back to discover the secrets in the symbols displayed on our monuments in Washington D. C. As usual he needs to act quickly to stop a madman and is never quite sure who is on his side. For a book that covers about 8 hours, it is over 500 pages long and is rather wordy and and worthy of contemplation. Nice little twist at the end, but does anyone really care about the power of the Masons?
    • 3/5
      So disappointing.
      *Sigh.*
      Why, Dan Brown? Why?
    • 3/5
      Formulaic, predictable and by far the weakest of the triad which includes The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons. I was hard pressed to finish this one.
    • 4/5
      DAMN YOU WIKIPEDIA!!! I tried to look up ONE point I was confused about and a mistaken glance gave away what should have been one of my favorite twists in literature. DAMN YOU!!! Anyway, I liked this one better than The Da Vinci Code, but not as much as Angels and Demons. I am pretty disappointed it's not in the works to be a movie. I blame you, Freemasons! j/k
    • 3/5
      Another Langdon novel. This time Langdon stays in the US, where an old friend asks him to come to Washington. When he arrives, it turns out the friend has been kidnapped and Langdon needs to aid in finding him - and saving him.I thought this book was somewhat less strong than the previous two Langdon books. It follows the familiar outline of Langdon solving puzzles while running away from the CIA and a nice twist at the end - but I feel like it's getting less exciting. Again I have some issues with some of the puzzles being rather easy, and again it seems unlikely that a normal university professor would so skillfully elude the CIA. Also, Brown needs to let someone check the science bits before publishing.Added to that, I get a bit annoyed with the women... I get the idea of adding a little romance, but really, having Langdon work with a different, young, gorgeous and intelligent woman every time and always letting them fall for him gets rather old by the time you get to the third book.I also found the big secret that has to be protected a bit disappointing.
    • 3/5
      My least favorite of the three I think. Still interesting, but kind of rambling, and the 'bad guy' was just too much in my opinion.
    • 5/5
      Loved it!!!
    • 2/5
      Really stupid.
    • 2/5
      I hate the ending.
    • 4/5
      i really enjoyed reading this book and learning about mason. the cool thing about this edition is that it has over 100 pictures. they're in color so it's great owning a nookcolor!
    • 5/5
      What can I say that hasn't already been said. You just can't put it down and is soooo fun to think about.