Title: The Lost Symbol
Author: Dan Brown
Genre: Thriller
Pages: 624
Rating (out of 5 stars): ***1.2
Reviewed by: Ben
Description: Robert Langdon is at is again, this time right in Washington, D.C. The plot swirls around the Masons, the U.S. Capitol Building, and the Smithsonian Institution as Robert Langdon is forced to crack an ancient code in order to save his friend.
Thoughts: The Robert Langdon novels are maybe a bit formulaic, but they're certainly page-turners. Dan Brown really does an amazing job of weaving arcane details and real-life objects into some pretty fantastic stories. I listened to this one on a drive from Zion's National Park all the way to Tucson, and it was a great way to pass the time. My only complaint with it is that the build-up and suspense in every single chapter got a bit tiresome by the end of the book. It just felt like Brown was trying so hard to prolong the revelation of what was really going on that it forced him into some pretty poor writing at time. Other than that, it's a fun book.
Disclaimer: As with other Dan Brown novels, there's some violence as well as some sexual material in this one.
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