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A review by amybibliophile
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
“To live in the world without becoming aware of the meaning of the world is like wandering about in a great library without touching the books.”
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Robert Langdon is once again thrown into the drama outside of his usual classroom environment when a friend contacts him for help presenting a speech at a Smithsonian event. However upon his arrival he receives a phonecall from a mysterious character informing him that he has his oldest friend Peter Soloman held captive, soon to be dead, if he doesn't figure out the Mason's biggest kept secret - the masonic pyramid to to reveal the ancient mysteries. Robert Langdon has one night to reveal the secret location to the stranger otherwise Peter will lose his life, and with the CIA on his tail, he soon realises its more than just one mans life on the line. Much, much more.
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This is only my second Dan Brown book but already I have a real interest in these books and the way they force you to 'think out of the box' and see things in a different light. I wouldn't consider myself a conspiracy theorist but I have always been very interested in stories of secret societies and ancient mysteries, so this book fascinated me being focused on that.
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I loved that with Dan Brown novels you are kept guessing until the very last few pages and the hope that some sort of 'ultimate knowledge' is going to be revealed that will be life changing. Obviously that isn't the case otherwise these books would be held in a lot higher regard the what they are and Dan Brown would have god-like knowledge, even so the endings are not a let down, they open your mind to new ways of thinking that actually make sense. I always feel like I've taken a step through time reading Robert Langdon novels, and I come away having learnt a great deal but with the on-the-edge feeling of reading a thriller.
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Robert Langdon is once again thrown into the drama outside of his usual classroom environment when a friend contacts him for help presenting a speech at a Smithsonian event. However upon his arrival he receives a phonecall from a mysterious character informing him that he has his oldest friend Peter Soloman held captive, soon to be dead, if he doesn't figure out the Mason's biggest kept secret - the masonic pyramid to to reveal the ancient mysteries. Robert Langdon has one night to reveal the secret location to the stranger otherwise Peter will lose his life, and with the CIA on his tail, he soon realises its more than just one mans life on the line. Much, much more.
.
This is only my second Dan Brown book but already I have a real interest in these books and the way they force you to 'think out of the box' and see things in a different light. I wouldn't consider myself a conspiracy theorist but I have always been very interested in stories of secret societies and ancient mysteries, so this book fascinated me being focused on that.
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I loved that with Dan Brown novels you are kept guessing until the very last few pages and the hope that some sort of 'ultimate knowledge' is going to be revealed that will be life changing. Obviously that isn't the case otherwise these books would be held in a lot higher regard the what they are and Dan Brown would have god-like knowledge, even so the endings are not a let down, they open your mind to new ways of thinking that actually make sense. I always feel like I've taken a step through time reading Robert Langdon novels, and I come away having learnt a great deal but with the on-the-edge feeling of reading a thriller.