Customer Reviews
Not as good as previous Dan Brown books... - By: Barf, 08 Mar 2010 
I loved the previous Dan Brown books, so I was waiting anxiously for the new book to come out. Unfortunatelt it did not meet the high standards of previous books.
The story moves at a fast pace as usual, but it just did not get me hooked as the previous books. Also, the drawn out end was a big dissapointment & took me about a week to finish...
The entire background story seems too far fetched & the involvement of the various government agencies overdone.
Sorry, but only three stars for this one.
Disappointing but not surprised. - By: C. J. Drysdale, 08 Mar 2010 
Although I braced myself for it to be not as enthralling as his previous title's, I was heavily disappointed with his latest work. The Mason story is continuously repeated & most of the time I found myself scanning pages to get through it. The 'baddie' is the most ridiculous character which just made it harder to let my imagination go with it. Obviously it has been written with the moviein mind with his action descriptions bordering on the ridiculous.
It was always going to be tough to follow the Da Vinci Code (as well as his previous novels) but this was poor. A poor story which went on too long & I had lost interest by the half way stage. Shame, but simply his topic of discussion was not for me & to add the mundane 'history' lecturing I would not recommend this book.
As new - By: Mr. D. Park, 08 Mar 2010 
ALthough this book wasin the "Used" category it was descibed as "Like New" & they werent wrong. In fact I believe the book had never been taken out of its wrapper so I was more than happy.
The Bored Symbol - By: Reshmi Goff, 03 Mar 2010 
I was really looking forward to a fast paced storyline, instead I was bored, bored bored....
What appeared to be a promising book, especially since the author mentioned the Upanishadsin the beginning turned out to be predictable & just a complete & utter waste of my time.
It was obvious what the real identity of the vilain was miles off before it was revealed.
I just felt that the author dangled some promising materialin the beginning & then didn't really use it. I was bored & this book did not hold any surprises & was a major let down.
I used to think that Foucault's pendulum was the thinking man's Da Vinci Code. Now I think that the da Vinci code is the thinking man's The Lost Symbol. It almost seems that the author took away any form of intelligence from Robert Langdon. It almost feels like after the Da Vinci code episode, Robert Langdon has undergone a lobotomy.
As for his side-kick, she just seemed to be made of cardboard. A woman with no depth who is manipulated by her brother into her area of study. I cannot count the number of times that the author mentions her beauty. This unfortunately culd not distract from her almost comical depiction. It seemed like a completely immature & what I would definitely not regard as being an intelligent woman.
Just a really disappointing book, & very poorly written. The characters were very one-dimensional & poorly thought out.
A generous 1 out of 5 - By: 1138, 02 Mar 2010 I've read a few of this guys books, & they gradually get worse
I was given this as a present, so I decided to read it.
It's by far his worst book, & has left me feeling robbed of time I will never get back. If you have time on your hands & want some mindless entertainment, then I suggest you go watch paint dry. Do not read this book!
