The Lost Symbol

The Lost Symbol is by Dan Brown. Dan Brown also wrote The DaVinci Code and Angels and Demons.

     Synopsis:
           This book is about Robert Langdon's quest to save his friend Peter Solomon. Robert Langdon is an Harvard professor in Symbology. Peter Solomon's "secretary" calls him one morning saying that Peter wants Robert to come to Washington D.C to give a speech. Robert gets on Peter's private jet and flies to meet him. Robert walks to the place were he was supposed to be giving a speech and no one was there. Confused, Robert questions the nearest security guard. The guard tells Robert that there was no event at the building. Robert calls Peter and Peter's "secretary" answers. The man then tells Robert that he has Peter hostage and will kill him if he does not open an "Ancient Portal" for him. Robert threatens to call the police as the man hangs up. Right as Robert begins to dial, he hears a scream from the next room over. He dashes to the room only to find Peter Solomon's severed right hand sitting on the floor.
          Robert examines Peter's hand, and finds tattoos on each of his fingers and his palm. Robert takes these clues and begins his quest to figure out what the "Ancient Portal" is and where Peter is. Robert finds out many intriguing facts and along the way meets up with Peter's sister Katherine. Will Robert open the portal? Will he find Peter Solomon alive? Read The Lost Symbol to find out.

    What's Good:
          There are many good parts of this book. The Lost Symbol includes a lot of historic and scientific facts. For example, it explains about the Masons and a type of science called Noetic Science. This book informs you about Washington D.C and important places in our capital. The book also talks about symbology. I also like this book because of the way it is written. The book is written from Robert Langdon's, Katherine Solomon's, the FBI's, and the mysterious man's views. It is written in such a way that you get all of Robert, Katherine, the FBI, and the man's perspectives without giving too much away.

   What's Bad:
          There are not a lot of bad things in this book. The book is a little confusing because it is so scientific, historic, and symbolic. There is so much information that I had to read some pages over more than once. I would also like to see parts of the story from Peter Solomon's point of view. The book also gets a little confusing because it is sort of a story inside of a story. Other than those three things, the book is very good!

     Recommendation:
            I would recommend this book to people who like science fiction/adventure books. It has a lot of information, but not in a boring way. The Lost Symbol keeps you reading because the plot in exciting and interesting. Both boys and girls would like this book because it involves boy and girl characters and isn't a gender specific book. I would advise only people in eighth grade or older to read it because some of the concepts are confusing.