tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post6868893550506257794..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: The Lost Symbol (It's still lost.)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-51149041233941434622018-01-02T23:12:58.007-08:002018-01-02T23:12:58.007-08:00Now you could lead the whole facebook by adding co...Now you could lead the whole facebook by adding countless sort promptly without any type of problem. <a href="http://ranklikes.com/" rel="nofollow">buy targeted usa facebook likes</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574842818514510929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-87681482001865518922010-10-18T10:59:17.365-07:002010-10-18T10:59:17.365-07:00My husband, who places great value on the ending, ...My husband, who places great value on the ending, would say no. I am undecided. Are many hours of lovely soaring worth a flat landing? I say probably. My book group loved Da Vinci but I liked it less. Just seemed preposterous. I can't suspend my belief enough for this sort of plot unless a writer is really, really good.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-49296204221293530602010-10-18T09:10:50.631-07:002010-10-18T09:10:50.631-07:00I liked Th Da Vinci Code. A touch of the 39 Steps ...I liked Th Da Vinci Code. A touch of the 39 Steps about it, which is always a good thing.Paul D Brazillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881642426845398389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-8385466879093289042010-10-18T08:00:58.111-07:002010-10-18T08:00:58.111-07:00I thought the Da Vinci code was barely OK so I nev...I thought the Da Vinci code was barely OK so I never had any urge to read this one. This is a heckuva review though so maybe I'll give it a try.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-58115130123047138622010-10-18T07:10:53.211-07:002010-10-18T07:10:53.211-07:00Well, Randy, I've been tempted to try Brown...Well, Randy, I've been tempted to try Brown's first two books. If he's following the same formula as the later ones, I'll probably benefit from exposure to the technique. I just hope the endings pay off. <br /><br />I guess I can't put an easy label on this book, Laurie. I thought most of the book was excellent, but the ending absolutely sucked. In this case, Brown didn't sell out, he just gave up. <br /><br />Good news, Rick. There are three major county library networks in the Portland metro area, all with many branches. You can get cards for all three networks, so there's a ton of stuff to choose from. There will be little or no waiting on a book like <i>The Lost Symbol</i>.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-41408529457741426712010-10-18T06:57:32.168-07:002010-10-18T06:57:32.168-07:00I only got through about 30 pages, then wife tried...I only got through about 30 pages, then wife tried it. She liked it but at just over the mid-point the one week library loan was up. I think she's back on the list, but it won't be here before we move.Richard Robinsonhttp://brokenbullhorn.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-11605503971678074652010-10-18T05:49:09.991-07:002010-10-18T05:49:09.991-07:00I couldn't get beyond the first chapter of The...I couldn't get beyond the first chapter of The Da Vinci Code. Just not my cup of tea.<br /><br />As for whether a good book can have a lousy ending, IMO lousy depends on whether it's lousy technically or lousy because the reader thinks it is because he/she didn't like the outcome. One book that I thought was lousy technically was The Kite Runner, which dissolved into a ridiculous Hollywood shoot-out ending. Even though the ending was happy, I was so disappointed. I felt like the author sold out.Laurie Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429604692700662254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-90973458845608206422010-10-18T00:36:10.041-07:002010-10-18T00:36:10.041-07:00Is a good book with a lousy ending still a good bo...Is a good book with a lousy ending still a good book?<br /><br />For me, using the words good book and Dan Brown in the same sentence is an oxymoron.<br /><br />I read The Da Vinci Code first, then backtracked on his other books. As I was finishing the third one, I realized I'd already read this story--twice! So when I started the fourth(as it happens, his first published novel), I decided to pick out the villain of the piece. I made my choice on page 25 and was unsurprised when I was proved right.<br /><br />You did the dirty work for me, so I don't have to bother.<br /><br />Thanks!Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.com