Long time no post! Sorry about that. Graduation's this Thursday and we've been busy taking care of final stuff before the school year ends. Anyway, during all these activities I've managed to squeeze in some reading time. This time I decided to re-read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. During this read, though, I can definitely say that I understood The Lost Symbol 100 times better than I did when I last read it (2 years ago).
- Title: The Lost Symbol
- Author: Dan Brown
- Genre: crime, mystery, thriller
- Pages: 509 pages
- Series: Robert Langdon (#3)
"Famed Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon answers an unexpected summons to appear at the U.S. Capitol Building. His planned lecture is interrupted when a disturbing object—artfully encoded with five symbols—is discovered in the building. Langdon recognizes in the find an ancient invitation into a lost world of esoteric, potentially dangerous wisdom. When his mentor Peter Solomon—a longstanding Mason and beloved philanthropist—is kidnapped, Langdon realizes that the only way to save Solomon is to accept the mystical invitation and plunge headlong into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and one inconceivable truth . . . all under the watchful eye of Dan Brown's most terrifying villain to date. Set within the hidden chambers, tunnels, and temples of Washington, D.C., The Lost Symbol is an intelligent, lightning-paced story with surprises at every turn--Brown's most exciting novel yet."
The Lost Symbol really caught my interest when I read about some facts and conspiracies regarding secret orders and science (just like what Dan Brown always does with his books). I think he uses this style in order for us readers to be curious about his book and to let us think that his work is of non-fiction. Not only do you get to enjoy the thrilling plot, but you also get to know some facts along the way. Although, I think that he uses this style too much, so the book ends up being a Wikipedia page with a sidestory.
On the other hand, the plot itself is so thrilling. There are so many plot twists and surprises that I can't put the book down. Also, like many thriller authors, Dan Brown uses the "thrilling end-sentence-of-a-chapter style". That's why the book is hard to put down. And I liked how the chapters are very short (some are only one page long, some don't fill up one page). It lessens the "inip" factor of the story.
So all in all I give The Lost Symbol 4 stars!
Let's face it. The Lost Symbol is poorly written yet easily captures the readers' interest.
The Lost Symbol is perfect for those who are interested in factual information, especially about secret societies and out-of-this-world scientific evidences. And for thrill-seekers as well. Although, I do not recommend this to people who get bored easily with long explanations, since this book is practically made up of these long explanations and occasional flashbacks.
“Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we do not understand.”
-Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol
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