Post by dustdevil28 on Dec 15, 2009 15:25:12 GMT -8
Alright, for a bit of a switch from the usual history and political books that I normally read, i instead read a book by the same guy that gave us "The Davinci code" and "Angles and Demons."
Before I start I'll state that I read the Davinci Code a number of years ago during all the hype surrounding the book and sadly I was dissappointed by what i read. People seemed to flock to this book and praise it for it's kind of edge of your seat reading, and oddly, it provoked some devout Christians into an uproar over some claims on Christianity... I guess the fact that the book is listed as fiction wasn't enough for them. For me though, the dissappointment wasn't in the way the book was written, it was in a plot that I found a little too far fetched and sometimes rather easy to predict. Also, while Browns typical cliff hangers as chapter enders keep you wanting to read more, many times the new revelations only made me ask "why wouldn't that be the first thing they did, thought, etc." In the end it was a good story and i did enjoy the book, but it certainly didn't warrent the hype it received.
In the Lost Symbol, Brown again uses as his main character "Robert Langdon." The story takes place with Langdon in Washington D.C. and suddenly in the middle of a crisis brought about by a madman who wishes to coerse Robert into helping him decipher a code he hopes will greatly empower him. Langdon's character is written very well in this book and the connections highlighted in the book to the Freemasons and our founding fathers makes for a good backdrop in the typical fluid situation that Brown creates. I liked this book much better than the Davinci code simply because it seemed Brown cut down on the "why wouldn't they do that first" stuff, although there were a few.
I found the adversary in this book as the most compelling figure as I'm sure will most who read this. He has no remorse and some of his deeds that were written in this book made my skin crawl. As a reader you just did not like or emulate to this guy one bit, which in a book kinda makes you keep reading wanting to find the moment when he fails and that good triumphs. In the end good prevails of course and they way this adversary is brought down is poetic and powerfull.
One thing i will say, the major twist of this book became obvious to me way long before it was revealed in the book. I won't spoil it by saying what it is, but i wonder if was written intentionally like that to draw you in more as you realized what was really going on. Kinda adding the twist before it comes out.
I would recommend this book for those that are into psychological thrillers, and not for those who wish to just browse the book as you will find yourself reading this from cover to cover.
Regards.
-BB
Before I start I'll state that I read the Davinci Code a number of years ago during all the hype surrounding the book and sadly I was dissappointed by what i read. People seemed to flock to this book and praise it for it's kind of edge of your seat reading, and oddly, it provoked some devout Christians into an uproar over some claims on Christianity... I guess the fact that the book is listed as fiction wasn't enough for them. For me though, the dissappointment wasn't in the way the book was written, it was in a plot that I found a little too far fetched and sometimes rather easy to predict. Also, while Browns typical cliff hangers as chapter enders keep you wanting to read more, many times the new revelations only made me ask "why wouldn't that be the first thing they did, thought, etc." In the end it was a good story and i did enjoy the book, but it certainly didn't warrent the hype it received.
In the Lost Symbol, Brown again uses as his main character "Robert Langdon." The story takes place with Langdon in Washington D.C. and suddenly in the middle of a crisis brought about by a madman who wishes to coerse Robert into helping him decipher a code he hopes will greatly empower him. Langdon's character is written very well in this book and the connections highlighted in the book to the Freemasons and our founding fathers makes for a good backdrop in the typical fluid situation that Brown creates. I liked this book much better than the Davinci code simply because it seemed Brown cut down on the "why wouldn't they do that first" stuff, although there were a few.
I found the adversary in this book as the most compelling figure as I'm sure will most who read this. He has no remorse and some of his deeds that were written in this book made my skin crawl. As a reader you just did not like or emulate to this guy one bit, which in a book kinda makes you keep reading wanting to find the moment when he fails and that good triumphs. In the end good prevails of course and they way this adversary is brought down is poetic and powerfull.
One thing i will say, the major twist of this book became obvious to me way long before it was revealed in the book. I won't spoil it by saying what it is, but i wonder if was written intentionally like that to draw you in more as you realized what was really going on. Kinda adding the twist before it comes out.
I would recommend this book for those that are into psychological thrillers, and not for those who wish to just browse the book as you will find yourself reading this from cover to cover.
Regards.
-BB