Unless you’ve been hiding behind a news black curtain, you’ve probably heard or read that Dan Brown’s latest novel, The Lost Symbol, was released last week. This is the third novel based around the Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon character (Angels & Demons, The Da Vinci Code).
I’m listening to the 17 hour 51 minute long Audible audiobook version and am around the 10 mark right now. If you enjoyed the previous two books with Langon in it, you’ll probably find this one entertaining. I know I am so far. Special credit should go to the audiobook reader, Paul Michael, who does an excellent job voicing the various characters in the book.
The book hits the ground running and doesn’t really pause much in the 10 hours I’ve listened to so far. It has a 3 star average rating on Amazon and a 3.45 star rating on Audible (only 20 ratings there right now). I’ll give it a provisional 4 star rating based on what I’ve read/heard so far. It has been a great change of pace from the slow development in the Lucifer’s Hammer audiobook I have invested 7 hours of listening to so far (and then paused to switch to The Lost Symbol).