To live in the world without becoming
aware of the meaning of the world is
like wandering about in a great library
without touching the books.
It’s pretty obvious that Dan Brown’s books follow a set pattern.
Really creepy villian (usually with some weird body modification) +
Incredible conspiracy/mystery that the general public is unaware of +
Preppy Harvard professor/symbologist Robert Langdon = A highly entertaining read.
That’s the key to reading a Dan Brown book. Know that it’s entertaining and it will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you’re looking for some great life-altering literary masterpiece – look elsewhere. Dan Brown’s books keep you hooked and entertained all the way from start to finish. If you’ve read The Da Vinci Code or Angels and Demons, you will enjoy The Lost Symbol.
The Lost Symbol brings the charming Robert Langdon back into our life. This time he’s not wandering around Europe solving mysteries… he’s come home to the good ol’ US of A and finds himself dead center in a mystery centered in our nation’s capitol. The premise centers around an ancient secret guarded by the mysterious fraternal organization – The Freemasons.
As in all of Dan Brown’s books, the technologies and history that he refers to is all fact. That’s what I think makes his books so compelling to me. He gives us a glimpse into a world that was right beneath our eyes – but we never knew it.
