THE LOST SYMBOL BOOK REVIEW!

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Daniel "Dan" Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author of thriller fiction who is best known for the 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code. Brown's novels are treasure hunts set in a 24-hour period, and feature the recurring themes of cryptography, keys, symbols, codes, and conspiracy theories. His books have been translated into 52 languages, and as of 2012, sold over 200 million copies. Three of them, Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), and Inferno (2013), have been/are being adapted into films.

SUMMARY

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to Washington, D.C., by his mentor, Peter Solomon, to speak at a prestigious Smithsonian fundraiser. However, when Langdon arrives, Solomon is nowhere to be found.
Moments later, screams are heard and a severed hand—Solomon's—is found in an adjacent room in the Capitol Building. One of the fingers wears a ring that bears the mark of the Freemasons' highest honor. Each of the fingers is tattooed, as is the palm of the hand, with symbols that only Langdon comprehends. Langdon realizes that the tattoos are an invitation to unlock mysteries of the ancients. Meanwhile, Solomon's sister, Katherine, goes to work in a secret lab constructed by her brother in an empty pod deep within the Smithsonian's storage facility. Katherine, trying to advance the science of noetics, finds it strange that Peter is not answering his phone. Summoned by a mysterious Dr. Abbadon, who claims to have been working with Peter to deal with psychological distress, Katherine learns that her brother has shared some of her secret research with the doctor, which shocks her.
Katherine and Robert are eventually brought together in a desperate attempt to save Peter Solomon—and the nation—from a single madman determined to reveal information that could change life as we know it.

PERSONAL REVIEWS
I am really glad that I didn’t have to read about a murder in the starting, but Brown knows his style and leaves a severed hand in the starting! The book is really action packed with a lot of melodrama in it. Brown has made the book interesting by adding parts of science that catches ones attention, and as usual has combines science with fiction fantastically. Robert Langdon the protagonist has been shown a hero as usual in Brown’s books which makes the book all the more interesting to read about Robert’s new adventure. The book has a lot of twists and turns but the  end is not that good and fun after reading a book of 500 pages. Had the book’s ending been more interesting and a bit related to reality it was a 5 star book.
I would give the book no more than 4.25 stars for its amazing plot and its adventurous.thriller turns. Write your reviews in the comments.