Book reviews

The latest in my sporadic series of book reviews...

My Amazon reviews are here (if you're interested).

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Wait for the movie. A friend loaned me this book and told me that it was a page-turner. It was indeed a page-turner, but after 500+ pages, I wanted a better ending. The author tied up all the loose ends so, technically, it was a good ending. But I was disappointed by what they found. I was completely surprised by one major twist (good), but I figured out another twist long before it was revealed (bad). It was not a bad book, but it was not the best I have read. A different friend loaned me The DaVinci Code, so I have not ever spent money for a Dan Brown book. I believe that enough other people have spent plenty of money, so I don't feel too bad for the author.

A much more entertaining book was You Better Not Cry: Stories for Christmas by Augusten Burroughs. Full disclosure: I'm a big fan. But even so, this was his best book in a while. His early books were funnier than his more recent works. I like funny. I need funny. This book is funny. And short. And very well written. And I have a signed copy. Check it out.