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Saturday, February 5, 2011

The Lost Symbol

The Lost Symbol was excellent. If you have already read Dan Brown this story will not disappoint. Our friend Robert Langdon is once again forced to use his expertise in symbols to unlock secrets. This time these secrets center around Washington D.C. and all the treasures America's forefathers have left for us. If you have not read any of Robert Langdon's adventures this is not a bad place to start. Robert does mention his adventures in the Da Vinci Code but it is only in passing and does not in any way hinder your understanding of this plot.

The Lost Symbol is very fast-paced story which combines ancient Masonic lore with cutting edge Noetic science and leaves you desperately reading (or listening) into the late hours as you cheer for, pray for, or love to hate the amazing characters. In this story, our friends might not be our friends, our enemies might not be enemies, and nothing is as it seems. Not even the buildings at the very heart of our country. As Robert tries to solve this mystery, you will follow him around, under and above Washington D.C. into spaces I now want to visit.

I want to tell you more, but I refuse to ruin anything. I will say that while I listened to most of this on audio, I also had the pleasure of skimming through the illustrated edition which has fantastic pictures of many of the locations and symbols mentioned in the story. Even the regular paperback version has many of the symbols Robert uses to figure out where he is headed next. When you are finished we can talk without spoiling anything.