The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

[AnotherKD]

MysticCat, you are totally right. I've soaked up his other books and have suspended reality for the time it takes me to read them (admittedly really quickly). I guess I especially liked this article because it said exactly what I was thinking while I read it. I envisioned Langdon saying he'd go a certain direction to get somewhere and I would think, whaaaaa?? That's not right... Guess just because it's in my own backyard!

Don't get me wrong- I still like his stuff. I just like the feeling I get when I either see bits of my town that aren't on tv or in books all the time (i.e. the White House, Capitol Building, the generic aerial shot of the Mall, etc)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

MysticCat, you are totally right. I've soaked up his other books and have suspended reality for the time it takes me to read them (admittedly really quickly). I guess I especially liked this article because it said exactly what I was thinking while I read it. I envisioned Langdon saying he'd go a certain direction to get somewhere and I would think, whaaaaa?? That's not right... Guess just because it's in my own backyard!

Don't get me wrong- I still like his stuff. I just like the feeling I get when I either see bits of my town that aren't on tv or in books all the time (i.e. the White House, Capitol Building, the generic aerial shot of the Mall, etc)

Oh, I completely understand. I feel the same way about his books -- that "just forget reality and enjoy the ride" feeling. I'm just always amused when I hear people acting like Brown actually gets facts and history right.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Oh, I completely understand. I feel the same way about his books -- that "just forget reality and enjoy the ride" feeling. I'm just always amused when I hear people acting like Brown actually gets facts and history right.

I've had many arguments with people about this that take it all as fact instead of just a good fictional story. There are one or two History Channel shows that have gone through his books and told what was fact and what was fiction. Conspiracy theories still abound though.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AnotherKD

I can't account for everyone's taste, but my thought on the book was this: It's not just unbelievable (i.e. his other books, and a lot of fiction in general), but it's just ridiculous. The ending was awful. I was like..... this is IT?! Come ON.

You mean you didn't buy the national security CRISIS?!

Yep, my number finally came up at the library and I finished it this weekend. I had fun reading it, I guess, but seriously, the climax was just so . . . not climactic. And stupid.

And I couldn't help but think what a national security risk we GLOs are.