For some time now I have been a Dan Brown fan. The first book I read by him was 'Da Vinci Code', while I was in England and Paris. It was great because I read the part where he describes the scene in the Louvre the night before I went to see the Louvre. That book took me sometime to read, but the next book 'Angles and Demons' I read quite quickly. That also became the case with this book, 'The Lost Symbol'. I got this book on my way to see my parents, just before Christmas. I started it on my way back from their house two days before Christmas and I just finished it this past Sunday.
The following is my review of 'The Lost Symbol'.
As the book opens everyone's favorite fictional Harvard professor, Robert Langdon, is summoned to the US capitol building in Washington D.C. by his longtime and beloved friend Peter Solomon, who is one of the highest ranking members of the Masons. Once he arrives at the meeting spot everything goes wrong for Professor Langdon. He gets thrust into a world he has a hard time grasping even exists - the world of the Masonic Pyramid and the Ancient Mysteries of the Masons. Everything that Langdon encounters on this night tells him that they do in fact exist, but his mind keeps tells him that they can't. With that said, Langdon discovers that he has to grasp the fact that they "MIGHT" exist because if he doesn't, the life of his beloved friend Peter will end.
As Professor Langdon begins to solve the puzzle and follow the path that has been placed before him, he encounters the same sort of problems that presented themselves in his past experiences with the ancient organization in 'The Da Vicnci Code' and 'Angles and Demons'. Run-ins with law enforcement, perceived betrayal, and mistrust of all those with whom he interacts - besides those he has known for some time, like the sister of his friend Kathrine Solomon. As the story unfolds Katherine throws herself into solving the Masonic Pyramid to find the Ancient Mysteries.
This book is by far one of my all time favorite books, I recommend this to anyone who enjoys fast reading books with tons of suspense. For all those who were worried about what Dan Brown would say about the LDS church's involvement with the Masons and worried that he might say about the church, there was nothing "damaging" said. I was one of those who read it first of all to see what he would say about the church, but then quickly got sucked into the great storyline of this wonderful and masterfully written book.
Don't miss out on this book. These suspenseful pages were easy to turn and will be for you!
