Tuesday, March 16, 2010

The Lost Symbol



I am a vivacious reader who can devour any piece of literature and who is reading books since middle teen but occasionally I find even a single line indecipherable. This occasional disinterest for reading leads to few breaks in reading habit in past but I must say I have an eye for a good literature. Basically you can rely on my review for the Dan Brown’s latest The Lost Symbol.
Dan Brown is using a very good concept of highlighting hidden realities and when it comes to the history of civilization he digs out the best facts blowing your head. He did very well in Da Vinci Code focussing on Priory of Sion, Illuminati in Angels and Daemons and now Masons in The Lost Symbol. If you are not aware his work then you should rely on the Wikipedia facts saying that around 80 million copies of Da Vinci Code and approx. 39 million copies of Angels and daemons has been sold till date. The figure of sale for Da Vinci Code is even more than that for The Alchemist and both of Dan Brown’s novels are brought to more hands than The Godfather. When I was in collage the popularity of Da Vinci Code was such like it’s a part of our Corse material.
About The Lost Symbol, it’s a mixture of mystery, suspense, little bit of horror (Terror to be more precise) and obviously some astonishing historical facts. Did I mentioned Robert Langdon....no?...... how could I forget Robert Langdon? Robert Langdon is a professor that all I would like to say despite the compelling knowledge he posses (Because I don’t like professors :-)). The novel follow the typical sequence that is integral part of his every work and that you have to find out but you will like that.
Apart from all the positive factors this work has loopholes excluding the historical facts, they seems flawless as usual. As you start reading soon you will capable to identify villain behind veil and who want to save the world and who want to destroy it. In short suspense is bad and absolutely no thrill at all, you will be breathing comfortably at every breathtaking scene.
It start with sudden travel arrangements for Robert Ludlum as usual and his landing some place where a danger to this world arising. How would he decipher all the symbols and cryptic messages lead to utmost secret of all time? Read this book and find out. With good and bad both aspects associated, this write-up will definitely bind you and compel you to read it all in one go.
P.S----The picture is the the place where the story of The Lost Symbol occured.

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