The Lost Symbol

De: Dan Brown

Narrado por: Paul Michael

#1 WORLDWIDE BESTSELLER • An intelligent, lightning-paced thriller set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., with surprises at every turn.

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

Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear 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 Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date.

©2009 Dan Brown (P)2009 Random House Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"[I]mpossible to put down....Mr. Brown was writing sensational visual scenarios long before his books became movie material. This time he again enlivens his story with amazing imagery....Thanks to him, picture postcards of the capital's most famous monuments will never be the same....In the end it is Mr. Brown's sweet optimism, even more than Langdon's sleuthing and explicating, that may amaze his readers most." ( The New York Times)
"Thrilling, entertaining....Robert Langdon goes for another roller-coaster ride - this time in a hunt for a Masonic treasure in Washington, D.C." ( Los Angeles Times)

awesome

loved it. kept me very interested in the story line and put my imagination to work.

The lost ending...

This book was truly captivating from the second you start reading. The story rolls along pretty quickly and holds the readers attention. However, the ending is very flat and lacks the intensity that resides in the rest of the book. So if you are planning to read this book, I do recommend it BUT be ready for the ending to be unremarkable.

loved it

wonderful story, something to think about. narrative was very good, thank you Dan Brown for this book.

Good Fiction

The operative word is "fiction". Dan Brown is good with action filled page- turners. Readers are kept in suspence throughout the book. And dialogs at times are tedious with clearly pushing an agenda. His factology- well that's a different story. For some reason the author has decided that using the CIA to operate on domestic soil is a good idea; His knowledge of the Bible is substandard and he twists history and religion to fit his plot. As long as the reader doesn't look for true knowledge of facts in reading this, they will enjoy the action and fast pace of the book.

Eh! Nothing new.

Draggy plot with nothing new that I haven't read in Dan Brown's previous books. So predictable, easy to figure out the hidden location in the first chapter. Only interesting character was not played up enough...the head of the OS.

Formulaic

I enjoy the way Brown delves into real science and history. This part of the book was very interesting. The storyline, however, was weak. After reading some of Browns other works, the patterns and formula of his writing make his plot twists too pradictable; I was not suprised once. Overall, I was entertained; the reader was excellent, and the Noetics and Mason information was really interesting.

Great read

another great read as is all of Dan Browns books, big fan of his work.

not my favorite.

it was okay. As usual, Lots of good info about Washington DC, art, history, Masons, etc. The story and the villain fell sort of flat for me.

Another captivating Brown Novel

Great from book, from prologue to epilogue. A must listen for any Dan Brown fan.

Land of the Free(mason's)

I so wish Robert Langdon was a real person and his lectures accessible to the common man. This addition to the Robert Langdon series (as with all the others) with respect to organizations, buildings, people and places is all based on real life which makes his book seem so real. The imagery of his words makes you feel like you are right in the thick of it. I love that this one is based in our nation's capital, a place where most of us can afford to go and actually view the places he describes. Can't wait to see where Robert goes next (he definitely gets around for a professor).