Dan Brown knows how to write a page turner - pack in an insider tour of Washington DC architecture - lead us (his reader/fan-base) through the most intricate maze of symbols and clues based on the mysterious group we know as Masons - but when it comes to the "chase" - many of his characters' actions would make even the Keystone Cops blush - its unfortunate as these acts of naivety prompt one to turn pages faster - not because one wants to learn "what's next" - rather to get pass the embarrassment -
I read The Da Vinci Code - saw the eventual movie a few years later - loved Angels & Demons (best of the three) - saw that movie too - rushed to buy The Lost Symbol - suddenly felt I was reading the screenplay - right down to which actors and actresses Mr. Brown has in mind to play which characters - Tom Hanks/ Professor Langdon excluded -
It was a fast - fun read - two nights - a few pages during daylight - including chapters read riding the #11 bus downtown - admittedly the first time I've opened a book on public transit in years - people sitting across from me ignored New York City's unwritten "mind your own business" rule - sharing that they had both bought copies - asking for the review -
Its entertainment - reeks of formula - could have used a few screenwriters from the Borne trilogy to tighten up the chases - while the Da Vinci and Angels books almost passed as historical fiction - The Lost Symbol is almost fantasy soon to be an educational video game with detailed animations -
Read it - you will at the very least - enjoy -
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There actually is wine - but saying where or why - that would give clues - you'll just have to read - or wait for the movie -
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Is there mention of drinking red wine in the book? Just curious. =)
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