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Lost Symbol is a real page turner. The story is well paced although it does get a bit wordy in the middle. Also at times the story gets rather jumbled between past and present. That said, the setting of Washington D.C. is genius. Considering our economic times, what better way to get Americans more interested in the history of their country. The story ends with our hero Robert Langdon saving the day of course. However, the readers own interpretation of the story begins the last fifty pages. The final chapters will provoke deep thought and controversy. But then, that is what has made Dan Brown famous! A must read for anyone who enjoys a good thriller.

Great book, It was not as good as Angels and Demons, or the Danvi Code but a good read

The book follows his previous work in that it provides interesting factual information weaved into the story. The result is a book that is a page turner and you are rewarded with a few bits of knowledge that you get to keep. The only criticism I would have is that the story ended about 100 pages before the book did. The last part could have been left out of the story entirely or included in an epilogue for those who would be interested in a few more interesting factoids and philosophical ideas. So far Dan has used the his knowledge and imagination about the masons and the templars to write two wonderful books, I look forward to any future books... maybe involving the Sumarian's? or other ancient civilization as a natural progression to his writing style and interest.

i loved da vinci code, but this is an attempt to rekindle that fire, and what it ends up with is a bunch of smoke and mirrors. once that part clears up you're at the end of the book, praying for some sense of recovery, but noooooo. it ends just as bad. i'm a very positive person, and usually find the good in most things. there's very little of that here.

Wow. Dan Brown just keeps getting better. There were a couple of times I was absolutely shocked with what he had written. I couldn't imagine where he would go next, but he pulled it off brilliantly. What I especially liked about this book was the fact it was based in D.C. So when I visit there I can actually go see some of the artwork and statuary he was refereing to. Although the Da Vinci code was great, I don't expect to ever get to those landmarks in France that he talked about. The background on the Mason's was fascinating too. Don't know how accurate his explanations are, but I'll bet the basics are pretty close, although I imagine the biggest secrets are not quite as he explained it. Great read though. I sure enjoyed it.