tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post2728180320744218282..comments2023-11-02T16:07:08.761+03:30Comments on Maureen's Blog: THE LOST SYMBOL READERS' GUIDE, PART THREEMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06349710718701701101noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-69718719716304468322009-10-20T15:18:19.063+03:302009-10-20T15:18:19.063+03:30wow this is genius, I am blown by your comic style...wow this is genius, I am blown by your comic style, and your comments are wonderfully illuminating and yet deceptively true. i think if i wrote something about this typical DB book it would be like this, but less funny and good.<br /><br />best part:<br />"Don’t even worry about chapter 48."<br /><br />by the way you look beautiful in the single photo i managed to find of you online. will you marry me?Fan; the human kind.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-7672344253806442442009-09-30T23:34:18.971+03:302009-09-30T23:34:18.971+03:30so apparently
Dan Brown is using
my name for one o...so apparently<br />Dan Brown is using<br />my name for one of his<br />very<br />lame<br />characters. Lolwhut?<br />Therefore, I shall be known from this point on as just Kate.<br /><br />Question, is this character named Kathleen or Katherine? I am confused. Also, a lot of people think my name is Katherine when it's really Kathleen, and it's kind of annoying, so you should probably clear that up.<br /><br />Great summary. I read the Da Vinci Code, and I really wish I hadn't, because it had no literary oomph whatsoever.Kate (formerly known as Kathleen)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-82238365506530890162009-09-29T05:13:41.048+03:302009-09-29T05:13:41.048+03:30i have a question completely non related to thisbl...i have a question completely non related to thisblog, but i think you could write a witty blog about it (if you havent already)<br /><br />so i love to write, and i feel like i can think of pretty interesting stories and characters, is this enough for me to consider becoming a fiction writer? or should i stick to doing it for fun?jemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688728651997703222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-76947180320603903862009-09-29T03:25:00.918+03:302009-09-29T03:25:00.918+03:30One question.
Were you purposely calling Katherine...One question.<br />Were you purposely calling Katherine Kathleen?Laura Knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-72951743815774392072009-09-29T03:17:49.609+03:302009-09-29T03:17:49.609+03:30DY-ING with lolz at this and previous two installa...DY-ING with lolz at this and previous two installaments. So, so, so much better than the actual thing, I'm thinking. Salutes to you, Maureen Johnson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-29984939340323388872009-09-29T00:14:30.277+03:302009-09-29T00:14:30.277+03:30I'm currently reading the book. I'm 'r...I'm currently reading the book. I'm 'round about here too.<br /><br />The child in me had me yelling "chase, chase, chase!" as soon as the whole Mal'akh/Kathrine showdown started.<br /><br />So far I'm not finding it too bad. All the facts are boring as hell but at least I'll be all clued up with useless knowledge for... whenever I'll need useless knowledge about America.<br /><br />Anyway, how can you NOT love a book that has a CHASE in it. I mean, c'mon. CHASING!Lorrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-65783525282449138022009-09-28T23:49:27.064+03:302009-09-28T23:49:27.064+03:30More and more, I'm glad I decided to read your...More and more, I'm glad I decided to read your reader's guide rather than the real book.(Helen) Kiayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13322582900033268690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-82940591863885088052009-09-28T20:32:38.718+03:302009-09-28T20:32:38.718+03:30I praise you for this thingie Blog because I went ...I praise you for this thingie Blog because I went into Waterstones on Friday pondering whether i was gonna buy this book, then I saw the size of it I said out loud, Maureens blog shall be so much better. And left it at that. <br /><br />Am so glad I haven't bothered reading the book, at least your blog has jokes/funny buts in it where his book is probably all serious! <br />BUt not that I am saying he is not a great writer... YOu just have more funny jokes in you writing...<br /><br />Ok I'm digging myself into a bigger hole here... \<br /><br />I better go! xDCatriona7noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-52383629633978700552009-09-28T19:39:31.581+03:302009-09-28T19:39:31.581+03:30it's like national treasure... but WORSE. (is ...it's like national treasure... but WORSE. (is that even possible?)Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-59847897244576494242009-09-28T19:29:34.529+03:302009-09-28T19:29:34.529+03:30I misread "femur" as "lemur". ...I misread "femur" as "lemur". It provided some amusing, if inaccurate mental imagery.Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-29778875330039986152009-09-28T15:13:33.113+03:302009-09-28T15:13:33.113+03:30...i wikipedia'd this book...its stupid, but y......i wikipedia'd this book...its stupid, but your summary actually makes me want to read it. "Don’t even worry about chapter 48."...funniest line ever!!!Colthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399065434594072393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-63824618671999835172009-09-28T09:32:02.988+03:302009-09-28T09:32:02.988+03:30Here's a remarkably succinct review of The Los...Here's a remarkably succinct review of The Lost Symbol...<br /><br />http://punkadiddle.blogspot.com/2009/09/dan-brown-lost-symbol-2009.html<br /><br />ElAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-86539815917664855742009-09-28T08:35:31.373+03:302009-09-28T08:35:31.373+03:30I don't get that whole "pod" busines...I don't get that whole "pod" business. I mean, for me, the pod implies something quite small and cozy, but from what I can gather, it's this huge office within an office type of situation. I should probably read the book in order to clarify the situation, but I have better things to do. Like make bracelets out of fabric scraps. Or stare out the window.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05454387977321568796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-71739817068851508932009-09-28T07:10:44.534+03:302009-09-28T07:10:44.534+03:30MJ,
Just to let you know, I'm pretty sure you...MJ, <br />Just to let you know, I'm pretty sure your work with this novel qualifies you for a Nobel prize in something. Maybe physics, maybe literature, maybe even peace. I don't know exactly which one yet, but at least one of them. <br />I picked this book up and flipped through over the weekend, and I didn't even make it past page 20. I admire your bravery and your perseverance.<br />SarahSarah McLeroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16833183152195315928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-68378840837096263252009-09-28T06:42:26.913+03:302009-09-28T06:42:26.913+03:30that sounds like the most boring book ever.
but I ...that sounds like the most boring book ever.<br />but I quite like pyramids.<br />perhaps I will read it.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02404615705768941083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-18397595609022213912009-09-28T06:29:49.097+03:302009-09-28T06:29:49.097+03:30This has to be one of the best book summaries I...This has to be one of the best book summaries I've ever read--right up there with Cleolinda's of the Twilight series. <br />Also, Greg Frost mentioned you in his blog (because I sort of mentioned you to him).Jasminenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20580332.post-68537257166567713192009-09-28T06:26:34.339+03:302009-09-28T06:26:34.339+03:30Having read the book
I now wish I hadn't
Becau...Having read the book<br />I now wish I hadn't<br />Because your readers' guide<br />Is far better.<br /><br />Something is staring back at me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420326009222407508noreply@blogger.com