The Lost Symbol
I am about a third of the way through Dan Brown's book The Lost Symbol. I usually enjoy Brown's books - the DaVinci Code, Deception Point, etc. and this one is no exception.
But I can't fully enjoy it. I started to read it the day after I finished reading Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire. They are unbelievably compelling books. I usually take a little break between books - savouring the completion of one project before I begin another project - but in this case I picked up the second book as soon as I completed the first.
These two books are the first two books in what is called the Millenium Trilogy. Evidently Larsson submitted all three manuscripts and then died! What a shame - the books are brilliant.
But the third in the series "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" is only in hard cover in Canada. I will be going to the States in a week or so and will buy the paperback when I get there.
So until then I am reading the Lost Symbol - a good book - but my mind is on Lisbeth Salander and the last book of the Millenium Trilogy.
Which is a shame because the Lost Symbol is about Masons and their symbology and influence - or at least the myths about their influence.
I have always had an interest in the Masons. I clearly remember how excited my father was when he became a Mason and how proud he was when I became one too. It has been a long time since I was at all active but I did enjoy the ritual and the challenge.
There is always something entrancing about keeping secrets.
But I can't fully enjoy it. I started to read it the day after I finished reading Stieg Larsson's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played with Fire. They are unbelievably compelling books. I usually take a little break between books - savouring the completion of one project before I begin another project - but in this case I picked up the second book as soon as I completed the first.
These two books are the first two books in what is called the Millenium Trilogy. Evidently Larsson submitted all three manuscripts and then died! What a shame - the books are brilliant.
But the third in the series "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" is only in hard cover in Canada. I will be going to the States in a week or so and will buy the paperback when I get there.
So until then I am reading the Lost Symbol - a good book - but my mind is on Lisbeth Salander and the last book of the Millenium Trilogy.
Which is a shame because the Lost Symbol is about Masons and their symbology and influence - or at least the myths about their influence.
I have always had an interest in the Masons. I clearly remember how excited my father was when he became a Mason and how proud he was when I became one too. It has been a long time since I was at all active but I did enjoy the ritual and the challenge.
There is always something entrancing about keeping secrets.
Labels: Dan Brown, Stieg Larsson, The Lost Symbol, The Millenium Trilogy
posted by Cyril Kesten at 9:55 PM
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Ahhhh...the summer of Steig. Just in the second book, Corbin has read all three.
I find that I can't wait minutes, let alone weeks, for the next installment of anything. I love tv series on DVD as I can watch six years worth of a story in a few months (it takes dedication, but it is totally doable!). The last great thing I watched like this was The Shield. Incredible story-telling.
Perhaps my inability to wait, or maintain my interest after a wait of any length of time says a lot about my personaility. As Queen said "I want it all, I want it all, I want it all and I want it NOW!".
(I don't need the appropriate Rolling Stones come back here! ;) )
Lona
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