FlumeAward – The Lost Symbol Discussion page for The Lost Symbol.
Many of our students loved this book. We have quite a few requests for this book and continue to reserve it for students. Being so new, wouldn’t the cost be high? Sue-MHSLMC
Wow! Another whirlwind mystery/adventure for Dan. While very popular, I don’t think it matches The Da Vinci Code in teen interest…at least not here in Rye. It would definitely have a place on the list if we needed an "adult" title with teen interest, though.
Lisa Houde Rye Public Library
I have to agree with Lisa. Great book, but doesn’t have the same interest level that The Da Vainci Code did. Lots of adults taking it out, not so many teens.
Barb Ballou, Whipple Free Library
Disappointing compared to his others. Ending is blah… and I don’t think teens will connect to this story they way they did with Angels and Demons and Da Vinci Code.
– Kelly Budd, KHS
An exciting enough story, but very predictable, and definitely and adult novel without much teen appeal. -Kirsten Rundquist Corbett, Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, NH
Very fast-paced, fascinating historical legends and mysteries… totally full of cliches, as many reviews have noted, but somehow it didn’t really matter!
It’s in paperback so the cost shouldn’t be an issue. However, teens don’t care about this book the way they do Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons. And the books doesn’t go out much to adults anymore either; everyone who wanted to read it already has.
Kelly Budd
Keene High School
I agree with Lisa and Barb, of all the adult books on the list, this seems the most likely of the ones I have read so far to have teen appeal.
Sally Nelson
Leach Library