It’s almost a year after I’m even attempting to blog, but never mind I said to myself. So here I am to type out a few of thoughts over this thriller.
The only object which drove me to write back is Dan Brown’s “The Lost Symbol” which I read over the past weekend. Well! This is my first book review ever in my life, Not sure if I could really write an actual review ..but yes at least my views about the book.
Yet another feather to Dan’s hat I must say.He has done an impeccable job.
The author overall has done a decent job in keeping the same pace as of the previous Harvard symbolist Robert Langdon’s out of the ordinary experiences. The plot revolves around Washington DC, unlike historic Europe detailed in his previous two books(RL series). This time Dan takes us around the whole of Washington DC’s historic events, monument‘s, public places , people ..Etc are relating even to the dollar bill.
Though the plot and story flow was more similar to his previous books this one also urges you to complete the entire book at one shot. I say this because of my very own experience with it. In general I am a slow reader and I sometimes take more than a month’s time to complete a book. Indeed I am doing it amidst my tight schedule at work/travel/house hold stuff and many more. But this book just took 1.5 days and a night and kept me occupied throughout this weekend apart from the regular other activities.
Like many others I too have a feel that Dan could have done better in the last few pages.
Once the true identity of Mala’kh (The Killer) was revealed there was a slowdown in the flow as the rest of it was more of information narration by key character “Peter Solomon” & Co.
Nevertheless I enjoyed reading it and would recommend you too to do so in case you have not read it.
90% thriller guaranteed.
