Published by Doubleday BooksISBN - 10: 0385504225
ISBN - 13: 978-0385504225
528 Pages
My Rating: (2.5/5)
Overhyped!!
The novel starts with the summoning of Robert Langdon to Washington D.C. where he embarks upon the journey to find the hidden ancient secrets of Masonic world. Rest is usual stuff... how he decodes different symbols and comes face to face with shocking truths with the assistance of so called heroine of the plot (in this case, it is 50 year old noetic scientist).
For sure, it is a display of hasty writing.. May be, Dan Brown felt pressurized by his previous successes. In between, I felt I was watching 'National Treasure' (movie). I wouldn't recommend this book to people who have already read 'Da Vinci Code' & 'Angels & Demons' as this novel is quite similar to the former one. But the beginner won't be disappointed and it will surely encourage him/her to read other works by Brown. "The Lost Symbol" is quite fast paced so finishing it won't be difficult at all but then it's pretty much predictable as I said it runs on the same lines of 'Da Vinci Code'. There were lots of 'Spare me the torture' moments ~ Tips by Sharapova, Twitter & How to measure the weight of soul? Heights!!... That's where I felt Brown is trying to drag the things or trying to fill in the pages.
Mr. Brown, please spare us the torture of Robert Langdon. Kindly, try something else!!
[ The movie adaptation of 'The Lost Symbol' will be releasing in 2012 (courtesy: Columbia Pictures).]
