{"id":817,"date":"2009-11-15T00:47:02","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T06:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2009-11-15T00:47:02","modified_gmt":"2009-11-15T06:47:02","slug":"the-lost-symbol-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techdivine.com\/tdblog\/2009\/11\/the-lost-symbol-review\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Symbol: Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lost Symbol review: The Book<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Read Dan Browns<\/a> other novels first if you already have not. My personal recommendation: Angels & Demons & then Da Vinci code and so on… finally this one, The Lost Symbol.<\/p>\n

The Lost Symbol: Released in September\u201909 \u2013 BANG!<\/p>\n

Million copies sales crossed on day one.<\/p>\n

Now coming to the cast and characters of the novel:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hero: The legendary Robert Langdon.<\/p>\n

Professor Langdon, a celebrated Symbol specialist with a key to every puzzle. But this novel brings forth a simpler & human side of Langdon where he gets stuck a couple of times in between the whole Search game. Even he needs help.<\/p>\n

The Muse: The fine wine:\u00a0 She is a 50 year old woman. Brilliant to the core.<\/p>\n

Villain: Can\u2019t reveal the name but undoubtedly, this novel of Brown gives us the best villain of all times. In this novel, the villain is the heath ledger of the Joker kind, amazing and fantabulous.<\/p>\n

Basic gist of the plot:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Secret Society: Freemasons \u2013 that\u2019s right, a real organization an Institute of Noetic Studies<\/a> which engages in secretive rituals and is believed to be protecting a great secret.<\/p>\n

Again, some real cool and amazing facts are unraveled in the book. It\u2019s a pure thriller. Peter Solomon, the professor\u2019s mentor gets kidnapped. The ransom is for Langdon to unlock an ancient secret protected by the Freemasons. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Positives:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lost Symbol is a fast paced novel.<\/p>\n

The beginning till the end, that\u2019s right, it keeps us on the edge of our seats.<\/p>\n

It puts forth many dares and the ins and outs of the details make us go \u201cKnow more\u201d over alta vista or Google for the cool facts it puts forth.<\/p>\n

The continuous ups, downs twists & turns make it a great read.<\/p>\n

The not so good part:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Honestly, the final mystery ain\u2019t much worth the effort.<\/p>\n

The end could have been a million times better.<\/p>\n

After reading the whole book, it was as if, it was written for the kick of it without a though and enough effort to the final storyline.<\/p>\n

Cost of the book – INR Approximately Rs.700\/ – INR<\/p>\n

Ratings: 3\/5<\/p>\n

Honest feedback about the book: Don’t rush to buy, Wait for the paperback version, trust me!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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