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The Lost Symbol

By: Dan Brown
Narrated by: Paul Michael
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THE #1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER FROM THE ICONIC AUTHOR OF THE DA VINCI CODE AND THE NEW ROBERT LANGDON THRILLER, THE SECRET OF SECRETS

“Impossible to put down.” —The New York Times

“Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” —Los Angeles Times

Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to deliver a lecture at the U.S. Capitol Building. His plans are interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom.

When his mentor, Peter Solomon—a long-standing Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth . . . all under the watchful eye of a terrifying enemy.

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Critic reviews

“Impossible to put down.... Another mind-blowing Robert Langdon story.” —The New York Times

“Robert Langdon remains a terrific hero, a bookish intellectual who’s cool in a crisis and quick on his feet.... The codes are intriguing, the settings present often-seen locales in a fresh light, and Brown keeps the pages turning.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Thrilling in the extreme, a definite page-flipper.” —New York Daily News

“[The] Indiana Jones of intellectuals, Robert Langdon, rides again.... Revelations connecting faith and science...add dimension to this page-turner’s thrills.” —People

“Call it Brownian motion: a comet-tail ride of beautifully spaced reveals and a socko unveiling of the killer’s true identity.” —Washington Post

“The wait is over. The Lost Symbol is here—and you don’t have to be a Freemason to enjoy it.... Thrilling and entertaining, like the experience on a roller coaster.” —Los Angeles Times

“A roaring ride.... A caper filled with puzzles, grids, symbols, pyramids and a secret that can bestow ‘unfathomable power.’” —San Francisco Chronicle

“A fascinating pleasure.... Upends our usual assumptions about the world we think we know.” —Newsweek

“Dan Brown is a master of the breathless, puzzle-driven thriller.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch

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I could not think of the proper way to express my reservations about this book. When talking to a friend of mine she said that she found the book to be contrived. I think that is an excellent way of expressing my critique. Typical of Dan Brown, there is a load of information, perhaps too much arcane information. However, that is the most interesting aspect of the book. I found myself being lectured way too often or as another friend said "speechifying". I was also troubled about the repetitive nature of some of the lecturing which talks place in the form of an explanation. I swear it is almost cut and past from one section of the book to another.

By the end of the book I was happy that it had finally finished and felt that the work to get through it was really not worth the effort.

Contrived

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I love the fast pace of this book and the mix of history and fiction. Lots of unexpected twist,turns and surprises. The ending could have explored some of the characters a little more but a great read never the less. I highly recommend this book.

An intellectual roller coaster ride!

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I have to tell my friends that just because a book is a best seller doesn't mean it's not great.
Puzzles, a fascinating (and real) environment, maybe the most sinister villan ever devised, a harrowing chase, and true enlightment all wrapped up into one novel - brilliant.

Brilliant

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Entertaining and credit-worthy, but predictable. That about sums it up. I thought the narration was great, but I was rarely surprised as the story unfolded. I do like all the history, art and architecture references in the book and the occasional insights into the Masons.

Entertaining, but predictable

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The book was not only excellent but also educational. I enjoyed being able to go on-line and verify actual history subjects that Dan Brown refered to in this book - really adds to the adventure.

Educational

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