Customer Reviews:
 enjoyed this book March 26, 2010
Mary Lynn Underhill (london, canada)
I enjoyed this book and found any time I could to read it. Dan Brown has shown great care and respect in writing this book. I can't wait for the next one
Dan Brown Doing What He Does Best March 22, 2010
MacFly (Regina, Saskatchewan)
actually pre-ordered this book long before it came out but put off reading it until some of the early hype died down. I tend to do that with books that are hugely popular as I want to make my own decision about the book. Having said that, I certainly heard lots about this book before I picked it up to read. I've read every other Dan Brown book that he has written. He has a formula to his stories and this one is true to the Robert Langdon style. But what a style to have. The book is compelling and spellbinding. It was hard to put down once I got going with it. I learned a great deal about the Masons and what about all that crazy science that is in the book? I had to go look up some parts of it because I know that he uses a lot of fact in his books but he was referring to science that I have never even heard about! I found the ending a bit of a let down. It will be interesting to see what the movie makers do with the ending...because, you know, it WILL be a movie.
 Same plot, different topic March 19, 2010
Stephanie (Canada)
I agree with some of the reviews here that it wasn't Brown's best work. My general impression was the plot used a template: same main character --> issue --> villain --> unexpected twist --> challenge to the reader's perception about life. As I was reading, I had a reoccurring thought that were was a lot of 'running around' by the characters - fine in Da Vinci's quest and maybe Demons and Angels, but AGAIN?
That said, I did enjoy the topic and learning more about existing establishments which I probably wouldn't have otherwise. It did leave me thinking about possibilities. I was also pleased to discover that there wasn't a budding romance between characters which I found to be an unconvincing and annoying addition in the other books.
Lost or forgotten symbol? March 16, 2010
QueenBrittany
Dan Brown "Lost Symbol", like its predecessor "The Da Vinci Code", is a book well written and captivating. And, unlike the "Code", it does not, or does not seem to, use fake material. I am referring to the 'revival' of the secret society the "Priore of Sion" and its modern 'inventor' the sieur Plantard,now deceased, who was judged and jailed in France for having forged fake documents and hidden them in the National Library. If the authors of "Holy Blood Holy Grail", one of Mr. Brown's sources, ignored the role played by Plantard, Dan Brown should have known.
However, the "Lost Symbol" is a story that kept me reading through, hours of reading without been able to drop the book. This is how captivating it is. Almost everything makes sense, almost because one thing, which I cannot divulgue nor hint to, is a bit too much for me. The entire story takes place in Washington, D.C. and draws deeply into the Masons' symbology.
An epic story like the Code and Angels and Demons. A book not to miss.
 Disappointed March 2, 2010
Bookluvr (Toronto, Canada)
I've read and enjoyed all the Dan Brown books to date but I was very disappointed with this one. It was predictable and I found myself skimming though the end which dragged on.
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