tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197622.post4316672811490948893..comments2024-03-29T12:50:05.913+01:00Comments on Mirek's Blog - Passionate Reading ...: The Lost Symbol - A mixed blessingMirek Sopekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12963740104952528135noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197622.post-13887177300884423292009-10-02T11:50:06.053+02:002009-10-02T11:50:06.053+02:00I am about halfway through it and it is indeed a ...I am about halfway through it and it is indeed a mixed blessing, but I have to admit that I am somewhat disappointed. As you mentioned the plot and character is the same as in the DaVinciCode. That is something that I did not like at all (even if you call them freedom fries they are still french fries) and the "mystic" parts und plots of the book are pretty far-fetched, less realistic (;) and just less interesting to me. It is no doubt a pageturner and entertainable reading but I do grow tired of certain elements of his writing. For example riddles are being solved at the end of the chapter the last sentence reads like this:<br /><br />#1 he suddenly realized whatever it was that is important at the moment. #2 Everything fell into place and he know why that and that was happening. #3 He looked at her and said: "I know where we are supposed to go."<br />-> new chapter with different subplot<br /><br />Or troughout the chapter the protagonist doesnt know or doesnt believe in something from an academic point of view and he always comes around and sees the light at the end of the chapter or the next one, no matter how ridiculous the thing.<br /><br />These are all valid elements for a pageturner but Brown uses them in a quantity that annoys me.<br /><br />But as always I enjoy the pseudo-historic references and the indeed valid little tidbids of information the protagonist volunteers. If you enjoy these elements you should read it and decide yourself. If you found his last two books to be borderline interesting this not the book for you.<br /><br />Another good review I recently read in the print-issue is on time.com (How good is Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol)Peternoreply@blogger.com