leia222 reviewed on 7/23/2010 + 8 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

I bought the audio cd to keep me entertained during a long car trip. I absolutely loved Angels & Demons and thought Da Vinci Code was pretty good as well. The Lost Symbol fell short of expectations.

It was better than flipping through radio channels, but overall the story seemed very drawn out and I found my attention wandering. It just couldn't hold my interest as the plot was interrupted constantly to explain (then re-explain, then explain yet again) the accompanying symbolism. This wasn't done in an interesting/engaging way as his previous books, I felt like I was being beaten over the head with things that had already been explained 3 times.

Granted the book had it's moments - and a truly frightening antagonist - but I predicted the 'major twist' halfway through the book.

If you're a fan of Dan Brown and have some time to kill it's worth the read, but if not - skip it.

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