I honestly didn’t think I was going to read Dan Brown’s newest Robert Langdon thriller. As popular as The DaVinci Code was, I didn’t need to read it; the novel was going to sell itself. But I was curious; could Brown rise to the enormous expectations his previous successes created? The fact that I lost sleep once again to a Dan Brown novel means yes, he succeeded.
Robert Langdon is called by a close friend to Washington D.C. to deliver a last minute lecture. But the call is a ruse and if Langdon wants his friend to live, he needs to find the Freemason pyramid and unravel the secrets it holds, which reveals the Lost Symbol.
I really have nothing but good news to report. Dan Brown has a tried and true formula which results in a thrilling read! If you want something other than that formula, find another author.
Specifically, I really liked the setting -- Washington, D.C. Because Robert Langdon is a symbologist, the reader learns a lot of historical trivia about our nation’s capitol. Hopefully, The Lost Symbol does for D.C. what The DaVinci Code did for Paris: bring in lots of tourists. The pacing of the novel is great. When I finished the 500-page book, I couldn’t believe less than 24 hours had passed in Langdon’s life. Talk about a roller coaster ride! The “Big Twist” wasn’t perhaps quite as big as the author intended, but it was fun to feel almost as smart as Langdon. Pure fun! ~Patti