Hands up if you got Dan Brown for Christmas!

AprilHare · 12-27-2009, 08:24 AM

I got The Lost Symbol in hardcover..

Rootman · 12-27-2009, 03:17 PM

After watching the last movie Angels and Daemons I couldn't resist any more and broke down and got Devinci Code, A&D and the Lost symbol just before Christmas. I just finished the Devinci Code. Pretty interesting reading!

wodin · 12-27-2009, 04:44 PM

It wasn't for Christmas, but I bought the Lost Symbol ebook a few days ago, and am 3/4 through it. It's a page turner all right, I was up till two last night!

astra · 12-28-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rootman

I just finished the Devinci Code. Pretty interesting reading!

Very unpopular opinion.
Although, I did like it too. I even bought an illustrated edition half way through the book.

HarryT · 12-28-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by astra

Very unpopular opinion.
Although, I did like it too. I even bought an illustrated edition half way through the book.

Excellent book. Utter garbage factually of course, but still a superb thriller, IMHO. Pity they made such a ghastly film version of it.

astra · 12-28-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Excellent book. Utter garbage factually of course, but still a superb thriller, IMHO. Pity they made such a ghastly film version of it.

I am not qualified to discuss factual side. I liked it but then I am no history expert

Yes, the movie was rubbish.

-walsh- · 12-28-2009, 02:08 PM

I bought the lost symbol ebook, very good so far, had to force myself to put it down to eat somthing!

kennyc · 12-28-2009, 02:33 PM

Oh, I see, you mean the book, not actually Dan Brown?

Littermate · 12-28-2009, 05:25 PM

Just finished reading the book (The Lost Symbol). It was absurd but a fun read, and gave me a few giggles.

At one point the evil do-badder is in his Sanctum Sanctorum fiddling with vials of blood and stuff. This room is exactly 12 foot square. In the centre of this room is a big stone table. The table is 7 foot square. This leaves 2 and a half feet of wiggle room on each side. There is an end table off to one side and a shelf, containing all his nefarious ritual things. Now, this is a B-I-G man, heavy and muscled and bulky. And he performs all of his rituals and naughty things in this room, which surely hasn't even enough oxygen.

So here he is in my imagination wiggling round this little room with its big table, back against the wall as he shuffles sideways trying not to knock stuff over and spill the blood as he performs his rituals...the image made me laugh out loud and kinda broke any tension I may have felt. Methinks Dan didn't think this one through enough.

HarryT · 12-29-2009, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Littermate

Methinks Dan didn't think this one through enough.

I'm sure he's weeping as he counts all his money...

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pshrynk · 12-30-2009, 01:20 PM

I got the Lost Symbol e-book a while back. I keep trying to read it, but I can't get past the scientist/babe character wondering where the Hell her brother is. Please tell me that at some point, she quits wandering around in a stupor?

phenomshel · 12-30-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I got the Lost Symbol e-book a while back. I keep trying to read it, but I can't get past the scientist/babe character wondering where the Hell her brother is. Please tell me that at some point, she quits wandering around in a stupor?

I'd tell you, but then I'd have to...well, you know.

AprilHare · 12-30-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

I'd tell you, but then I'd have to...well, you know.

Tell pshrynk?

JSWolf · 12-30-2009, 07:23 PM

I didn't get Dan Brown for Christmas. Nobody has ever given me a person before.

AprilHare · 12-30-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

I didn't get Dan Brown for Christmas. Nobody has ever given me a person before.

Don't be pedantic

I got Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol", hardcover..
Did someone condescend to give you a Dan Brown novel JSWolf?

12-27-2009, 08:24 AM	#1
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	Hands up if you got Dan Brown for Christmas! I got The Lost Symbol in hardcover..

12-28-2009, 05:25 PM	#9
Littermate Becalmed Posts: 29 Karma: 6172 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Tennessee USA Device: Two Sony PRS505 (Breeding pair)	Just finished reading the book (The Lost Symbol). It was absurd but a fun read, and gave me a few giggles. At one point the evil do-badder is in his Sanctum Sanctorum fiddling with vials of blood and stuff. This room is exactly 12 foot square. In the centre of this room is a big stone table. The table is 7 foot square. This leaves 2 and a half feet of wiggle room on each side. There is an end table off to one side and a shelf, containing all his nefarious ritual things. Now, this is a B-I-G man, heavy and muscled and bulky. And he performs all of his rituals and naughty things in this room, which surely hasn't even enough oxygen. So here he is in my imagination wiggling round this little room with its big table, back against the wall as he shuffles sideways trying not to knock stuff over and spill the blood as he performs his rituals...the image made me laugh out loud and kinda broke any tension I may have felt. Methinks Dan didn't think this one through enough. Last edited by Littermate; 12-28-2009 at 05:31 PM. Reason: For Clarity and spellinges

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Rootman Groupie Posts: 181 Karma: 478 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Android & FBReader	After watching the last movie Angels and Daemons I couldn't resist any more and broke down and got Devinci Code, A&D and the Lost symbol just before Christmas. I just finished the Devinci Code. Pretty interesting reading!

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wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	It wasn't for Christmas, but I bought the Lost Symbol ebook a few days ago, and am 3/4 through it. It's a page turner all right, I was up till two last night!

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-walsh- Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 40 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3	I bought the lost symbol ebook, very good so far, had to force myself to put it down to eat somthing!

12-28-2009, 02:33 PM	#8
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