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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
By Shelly | March 6, 2010
SYNOP: As the story opens, Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned unexpectedly to deliver an evening lecture in the U.S. Capitol Building. Within minutes of his arrival, however, the night takes a bizarre turn. A disturbing object — artfully encoded with five symbols — is discovered in the Capitol Building. Langdon recognizes the object as an ancient invitation . . . one meant to usher its recipient into a long-lost world of esoteric wisdom.
When Langdon’s beloved mentor, Peter Solomon — a prominent Mason and philanthropist — is brutally kidnapped, Langdon realizes his only hope of saving Peter is to accept this mystical invitation and follow wherever it leads him. Langdon is instantly plunged into a clandestine world of Masonic secrets, hidden history, and never-before-seen locations — all of which seem to be dragging him toward a single, inconceivable truth.
I enjoyed this book…despite all the hype. But it was definitely not as good as Brown’s previous efforts. I was intrigued that it was set in DC, as I don’t live that far from there and am familiar with a lot of the places they talked about, but outside of that I felt the story was a bit of a re-tread, not to mention that I had figured out the most important “twist” early on. I did enjoy being back in Langdon’s company and the book slipped right on like a pair of slippers, but there was a spark missing. I did thoroughly enjoy the parts on noetic science but The Lost Symbol was just a read and then quickly forgotten. I’m hoping the next Brown book will keep me on the edge of my seat!
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