Dan Brown’s Next Book: The Lost Symbol

Tue, May 5, 2009 (Life)

I’ve been on a reading kick as of late… reading anywhere from 30mins to 2hrs at night before bed and loving it. I usually tend towards horror or sci-fi books, but also occasionally really enjoy a great biography or scientific book.

At the behest of a few friends, I am finishing up Isaac Asimov’s The Foundation Series right now and can’t say I really enjoyed it much. The writing seems shallow, like it’s written by a 20-year-old, and the story content itself feels weak… sort of like a PG-13 retelling of World War II’s most intense battles. It’s not that it’s inaccurate, but without the intensity of battlefield mutilation it’s hard to feel the “intensity” of the situation.

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Anyway, Todd Swarthout mentioned to me this morning that Dan Brown apparently has a new book coming out. After 3 seconds on Google it looks like The Lost Symbol is going to be it — This September.

Apparently the book is going to take place in Washington D.C. and cover the Freemason lore. Color me “I want that book!”… I love stories like that, and given Brown’s pacing, story structure and detail that go into his stories to give you that convincing depth… I’m salivating.

While we wait, anyone else got some personal favorite books to share?

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6 Responses to “Dan Brown’s Next Book: The Lost Symbol”

  1. katie Says:
    5. May 2009 at 10:42 am

    What, you haven’t read the TWILIGHT SAGA, YET?

    Reply

  2. katie Says:
    5. May 2009 at 10:43 am

    Oh, and I HIGHLY recommend Scare-Izona: A Travel Guide to Arizona’s Spookiest Spots!!!

    I read it. It’s really good. :)

    Reply

  3. Editor Says:
    5. May 2009 at 8:17 pm

    I just can’t bring myself to read the Twilight Saga yet… you’re the 3rd person that’s told me I had to read it, but the same thing happened with Harry Potter and when I finally read it, I was totally uninterested in it.

    As far as Scare-Izona, I’ve heard from some friends that it’s arguable one of the best books written. It’s on my short list already.

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  4. katie Says:
    5. May 2009 at 8:21 pm

    Okay, just for clarification, I didn’t particularly enjoy the Twilight Saga…in fact, I have had epidurals that were less painful than Stephenie Meyer’s writing style…I really should have used a more sarcastic font when I made that suggestion.

    Reply

  5. Patrick Says:
    10. May 2009 at 11:38 pm

    You should check out Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis. It is awesome and fucked up all at once.

    Reply

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