The Dan Brown Enigma (34 page)
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Authors: Graham A Thomas
[228]
IBID
[229]
5 Star Entertainment, Review of The Da Vinci Code
:
The Illustrated Edition
, by ‘janlaws’, published to
Amazon
15 February 2005
[230]
A Thriller Which Actually Thrills!
, by Bukhtawar Dhadda, published to
Amazon
on 28 November 2004
[231]
This glowing review,
The Da Vinci Code
, by Miss Andrea P Keyte, was published to
Amazon
on 27 June 2005
[232]
This review comes from,
Leonardo’s Last Laugh
, by Captain Pugwash ‘Lidders’, published to
Amazon
on 9 May 2009
[233]
The Da Vinci Code is Intelligent and Fun
, by W.R. Greer, published to the
Review of Books. com
in 2003,
[234]
This quote is an excerpt of the review by Roz Shea,
The Da Vinci Code
, published to the
Bookreporter.com
in March 2003
[235]
The article published on Wikipedia entry for the book sites the Salman Rushdie quote as coming from
LJworld.com,
while the Stephen Fry remark it says was originally mentioned on
QI
, Stephen King’s remarks were made during an address at the University of Maine and the final comments of the quote came from the
Language Log
web pages, from a piece entitled
The Dan Brown Code
[236]
This quote comes from a review,
Inaccurate, Insubstantial and Preposterous
, by R Bain, published to the
Amazon
web pages, 1 June 2005
[237]
See
The Witness Statement
, paragraph 163
[238]
These references to his lectures can be found in
The Witness Statement
, paragraphs 172 to 176
[239]
This information comes from paragraphs 178 and 179 of
The Witness Statement
[240]
These quotes from Brown are from
The Witness Statement
, paragraphs 192-3 and paragraph 196
[241]
The information from the preceding paragraphs and the quotes by Brown come from paragraphs 138 to 143 of
The Witness Statement
and the information on the Rosslyn Chapel can be found at (
www.rosslynchapel.org,uk
).
[242]
See paragraphs 99-100 of
The Witness Statement
[243]
This quote from Brown comes from his lengthy, detailed
Witness Statement,
paragraph 217
[244]
See Lisa Rogak’s book,
The Man Behind The Da Vinci Code: An Unauthorized Biography
, p. 118 citing the broadcast of the National Public Radio, Weekend Edition, 26 April 2003
[245]
The Matt Lauer Interviews, the
Today Show
, 15 September 2009
[246]
The facts in this paragraph come from
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol breaks records for first week sales
, by Michelle Pauli, published on
The Guardian
web pages 22 September
[247]
This quote and the facts in the following sections come from
Decoding The Lost Symbol
, by Simon Cox, published in late 2009 by Mainstream Publishing, p. 13
[248]
This is taken from the Barnes & Noble interview with Dan Brown, published on the Barnes & Noble website barnesandnoble.com
[249]
See
Decoding The Lost Symbol
, by Simon Cox p. 14
[250]
The quote and information in the preceding paragraph referring to the internet feeding frenzy and the information in this paragraph come from
Decoding The Lost Symbol
, by Simon Cox, p. 15
[251]
See
Decoding The Lost Symbol
, p. 16
[252]
The Lost Symbol Sweeps The Stores
, by Robert Booth, published on
The Guardian
web pages, 15 September 2009
[253]
See Booth’s article,
The Lost Symbol Sweeps the Stores
, published on
The Guardian
web pages
[254]
The
Today Show
,
The Secrets Of The Lost Symbol
, Matt Lauer interviewing Dan Brown, aired Friday 16 October 2009
[255]
See
Decoding The Lost Symbol
p. 17
[256]
This quote is taken from the Masonic website,
The Lost Symbol and Freemasonry,
Published by the Masonic Society on 14 July 2010 at freemasonlostsymbol.com
[257]
This whole section comes from the Masonic Society website,
The Lost Symbol and Freemasonry
, published on 14 July 2010 to answer some of the claims in Brown’s novel
[258]
The
Today Show
,
The Secrets Of The Lost Symbol
[259]
The information in the preceding paragraphs on the circumpunct comes from the web pages
The Heritage Key, Dan Brown’s Lost Symbol - Circumpunct, Ra, or Circle With a Dot in the Middle?,
by Gen Swart,, published on 28 September 2009. If one does a Google search on the word circumpunct roughly 1400 responses come up and the word doesn’t appear in many dictionaries either. The few web pages where the circumpunct is discussed can be found in the
Wikimedia Commons
on the origins and the authenticity of the word. Some people believe the term was first coined in the 1990 by followers of the short-lived religion and teachings of ‘Brian the Cyber Prophet.’
[260]
See the Barnes & Noble interview with Dan Brown, hosted by Steve Bertrand
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The facts in this paragraph and the quotes/facts in the preceding ones come from the
Today Show
,
The Secrets of The Lost Symbol
, interview Brown did with Matt Lauer
[262]
See the Barnes & Noble interview with Dan Brown, by Steve Bertrand
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IBID
[264]
See
Decoding The Lost Symbol
, by Simon Cox, p. 17
[265]
See the interview Brown did with Steve Bertrand in the Barnes & Noble studios, now published to the Barnes & Noble web pages
[266]
The information in this paragraph and quotes, along with the quotes and facts in the preceding one can be found in the Barnes & Noble interview
[267]
See the NBC
Today Show
,
Secrets of The Lost Symbol
, originally aired on 15 October 2009
[268]
All of the information in the preceding paragraphs and in this one are from the NBC
Today Show
,
Secrets of The Lost Symbol
, hosted by Matt Lauer
[269]
This quote comes from a National Public Radio (NPR) broadcast,
All Things Considered
, aired 15 September 2009
[270]
IBID
[271]
The
New York Times
review of
The Lost Symbol, Fasten Your Seat Belts, There’s Code to Crack
, by Janet Maslin, published to the
NY Times
web pages, 13 September 2009 two days before the official release
[272]
This quote is taken from the Masonic website,
The Lost Symbol and Freemasonry
, Published by the Masonic Society on 14 July 2010
[273]
The facts around the plot come from the Wikipedia entry,
The Lost Symbol,
published to
wikipedia.org
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See Janet Maslin’s excellent review of
The Lost Symbol
. Her reviews of Brown’s previous books have been of great benefit to the author.
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Maslin’s quotes are from her review of
The Lost Symbol
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Book Review
The Lost Symbol
, by Nick Owchar, published by the
LA Times
, 14 September 2009, in both this paragraph and the preceding one
[277]
Book Review,
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol
, by Malcolm Jones published in
Newsweek
on 15 September 2009
[278]
The whole section with quotes from the
National Post
review comes from
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol
, by Robert Wiersema, published in the
National Post
online pages, 17 September 2009
[279]
The passage about
The Daily Telegraph
review is from
Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol
, by Jeremy Jehu, who gave it a two-star rating in
The Daily Telegraph
on 15 September 2009
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How Good Is Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol
, by Lev Grossman, appeared on
Time’s
web pages on 15 September 2009
[281]
A bit boring …, The Lost Symbol
(paperback), by BG posted to
Amazon
on 24 Nov 2010
[282]
Amazon Book Review, Dan Brown
, by J. Hollingsworth, posted to
Amazon
on 26 October 2009
[283]
Book Review, Not Great…,
by rmf85, published to
Amazon
on 28 August 2010 who added that there was no explosive ending as there had been in Brown’s previous novels.
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Book Review, So Dull…,
by DP was posted on to
Amazon
on 11 March 2010 that also said the book was ‘extremely dull and a chore to finish’
[285]
Disappointed from Bath…, review of The Lost Symbol
, posted to
Amazon
on 04 October 2010 which also suggested that Brown had lost his way
[286]
See the Lev Grossman review,
How Good is Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol
, published to
Time’s
web pages on 15 September 2009
[287]
Secrets of The Lost Symbol
, NBC
Today
programme, hosted by Matt Lauer featuring a tour with Dan Brown through some of the locations in his book as well as interviews with key Masonic experts providing their points of view originally aired on 15 October 2009
[288]
The facts, quotes and information in this paragraph and the preceding ones all come from the
Today
programme,
Secrets of The Lost Symbol
[289]
See the
Secrets of The Lost Symbol
, NBC
Today
programme, with Dan Brown, hosted by Matt Lauer
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This quote is from the NBC
Today
programme, aired on 15 October 2009 and is attributed to Marilyn Schlitz the director of the California Institute of Noetic Sciences, who was a guest on that show
[291]
Decoded: The Lost Symbol
, hosted by Tony Robinson, available to view at the time of writing on Channel 4 web pages,
channel4.com
[292]
See the Channel 4 programme,
Decoded: The Lost Symbol
, hosted by Tony Robinson
[293]
This entire section on Robinson’s quest to find truth in Brown’s claims comes from
Decoded: The Lost Symbol
, published on
channel4.com
[294]
Tony Robinson summing up his quest for the truth on
Decoded: The Lost Symbol
, available on
channel4.com
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