dissapointed with lost symbol ending (spoiler)

kujosHeist · 19-10-2009, 23:55

Was anyone else abit disapointed with the ending of dan browne's latest?

Spoiler: after the whole big treasure hunt, and tracking down of all the clue's it essentially leads to no big secret in the end, like what in all fairness was revealed which warented the possible sacrifice of peter solomons life?!
maybe i'm mistaken but was there only an old copy of the bible at the bottom of the stairs at the obilisik?

IvyTheTerrible · 20-10-2009, 09:22

Could you use spoiler tags please?

***sceptre*** · 20-10-2009, 09:45

I've added spoiler tags. Though to be fair to kujosHeist, he put spoiler in the thread title. Carry on.

mack flyer · 20-10-2009, 09:49

his books drag you in and its like eating nuts at a bar as someone once quoted..." not great but you keep eating them anyway"..

cyning · 20-10-2009, 23:06

I was totally disgusted by the whole book to be honest: Dan Browne is slightly overrated anyway (or quite a bit!) but normally its at least enjoyable. However this time it was tough to get through the book: it was boring and the ending was anti climatic to say the least.

chin_grin · 20-10-2009, 23:34

I'm just disappointed there are people still reading this tripe.

henryporter · 21-10-2009, 08:01

Agreed - I'm wondering why there's even a discussion under Arts or Literature when it comes to this sort of money making dross

***LoLth*** · 21-10-2009, 10:00

now now, each to their own. I'm sure some people found lord of the rings to be tripe or catcher in the rye...

dan brown , much as I hate his works, did a lot to make books and literature "trendy" again. it got a lot of people into reading books who hadnt thought of picking one up since school. the topic of this thread is whether or not you were let down by the endign of the most recent, not what you think of the people that read his works. once search is back up and running, I would suggest you go have a look for the original thread discussing the merits, or lack thereof, of dan brown's work.

cyning · 21-10-2009, 12:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by henryporter

Agreed - I'm wondering why there's even a discussion under Arts or Literature when it comes to this sort of money making dross

Because believe it or not, whether you like it or not it still merits discussion: if literature was limited to the likes of the Bronte sisters, or John McGahern, people wouldn't read. Literature is what people make of it.

I'm not Dan Browne's biggest fan but to completely dismiss his books as "money making dross" is a bit of an overreaction.

henryporter · 21-10-2009, 12:23

LoLth and cyning; Point taken - I'll revert to the earlier thread re Mr. Brown and his contribution to the Literary world when search returns.

jasonbourme.cs · 21-10-2009, 12:28

read this book , horrible waste of time !! hadnt expected much from it but still somehow still disappointed tho

Ludo · 26-10-2009, 14:14

Have read all his books and generally enjoyed them as they are a very light read and keep you interested right to the end. The Lost Symbol though was terrible and the ending was absolutely awful. Can honestly say it is the worst book I have read in the last few years. Hopefully his next one will see a return to form.

we'llallhavetea · 26-10-2009, 14:19

i've never been so disappointed with and ending. absolute bollo*ology.
i realise he is actually quite crap, no more dan brown for me!

19-10-2009, 23:55	#1
kujosHeist Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 35 Adverts \| Friends	dissapointed with lost symbol ending (spoiler) Was anyone else abit disapointed with the ending of dan browne's latest? Spoiler: after the whole big treasure hunt, and tracking down of all the clue's it essentially leads to no big secret in the end, like what in all fairness was revealed which warented the possible sacrifice of peter solomons life?! maybe i'm mistaken but was there only an old copy of the bible at the bottom of the stairs at the obilisik? Last edited by sceptre; 20-10-2009 at 09:45. Reason: added spoiler tags

20-10-2009, 09:22	#2
IvyTheTerrible Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: France Posts: 1,059 Adverts \| Friends	Could you use spoiler tags please? __________________ Quidquid Latine dictum sit, altum viditur

20-10-2009, 09:45	#3
*sceptre* Administrator Join Date: May 2001 Location: Under a bridge in Limerick Posts: 16,291 Adverts \| Friends Admin: Boards.ie Complaints /Assistance, Judges' Chambers [Legal Issues], Literature, Politics, UL	I've added spoiler tags. Though to be fair to kujosHeist, he put spoiler in the thread title. Carry on. __________________ sceptre's last.fm listings \| Apple's new iPad \| the boards.ie dispute resolution procedure

20-10-2009, 23:34	#6
chin_grin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,765 Adverts \| Friends	I'm just disappointed there are people still reading this tripe. __________________ "I always like to end letters with 'PS: This is what the alphabet would look like if Q and R were eliminated'". - Mitch Hedberg

21-10-2009, 10:00	#8
*LoLth* Administrator Join Date: Feb 1998 Location: Deep undercover in scobieville Posts: 4,150 Adverts \| Friends Admin: Arts Moderators, NUI Maynooth, Politics, Roleplaying, Arts Mods	now now, each to their own. I'm sure some people found lord of the rings to be tripe or catcher in the rye... dan brown , much as I hate his works, did a lot to make books and literature "trendy" again. it got a lot of people into reading books who hadnt thought of picking one up since school. the topic of this thread is whether or not you were let down by the endign of the most recent, not what you think of the people that read his works. once search is back up and running, I would suggest you go have a look for the original thread discussing the merits, or lack thereof, of dan brown's work. __________________ sometimes a sig is just a sig

20-10-2009, 09:49	#4
mack flyer Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 65 Adverts \| Friends	his books drag you in and its like eating nuts at a bar as someone once quoted..." not great but you keep eating them anyway"..

20-10-2009, 23:06	#5
cyning Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 181 Adverts \| Friends	I was totally disgusted by the whole book to be honest: Dan Browne is slightly overrated anyway (or quite a bit!) but normally its at least enjoyable. However this time it was tough to get through the book: it was boring and the ending was anti climatic to say the least.

21-10-2009, 08:01	#7
henryporter Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carrickmacross Hi Posts: 240 Adverts \| Friends	Agreed - I'm wondering why there's even a discussion under Arts or Literature when it comes to this sort of money making dross

21-10-2009, 12:23	#10
henryporter Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Carrickmacross Hi Posts: 240 Adverts \| Friends	LoLth and cyning; Point taken - I'll revert to the earlier thread re Mr. Brown and his contribution to the Literary world when search returns.

21-10-2009, 12:28	#11
jasonbourme.cs Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 181 Adverts \| Friends	read this book , horrible waste of time !! hadnt expected much from it but still somehow still disappointed tho __________________ "To err is human but to really foul up requires a computer"

26-10-2009, 14:14	#12
Ludo Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cork Posts: 1,633 Adverts \| Friends	Have read all his books and generally enjoyed them as they are a very light read and keep you interested right to the end. The Lost Symbol though was terrible and the ending was absolutely awful. Can honestly say it is the worst book I have read in the last few years. Hopefully his next one will see a return to form. Last edited by Ludo; 26-10-2009 at 14:31.

26-10-2009, 14:19	#13
we'llallhavetea Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: upon my pedestal of imperfection Posts: 845 Adverts \| Friends	i've never been so disappointed with and ending. absolute bollo*ology. i realise he is actually quite crap, no more dan brown for me! __________________ "Your a woman.Normally i would either have sex with you or kill you" siad trent "but i'm out of bullets". She smiled and started walking towards him. CRACK! Trent broke her neck with a sickening karate chop that probably would of even killed a man or any animal you can think of, a lion easily. not an elephant lets not be silly but it was a hard chop.

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