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The Lost Symbol cover.
Dan Brown's most recent work, The Lost Symbol, was recently released to an eagerly waiting public. About half the public was actually excited for the book, the other half was morbidly curious. I included myself in the second category and was not disappointed. This book is pretty ridiculous. The Lost Symbol is pretty ridiculous.
Mild spoilers. If I may borrow a quote from the book, it should help explain how I feel. "Hold on. You're saying this pyramid is...a map?" Emphasis not mine. Yes, Mr. Langdon, we've double checked and indeed, the pyramid is...a map. Nicholas Cage flew in from the National Treasure movies to confirm. You may continue on your adventure.
Since his plot from The Da Vinci Code brought him overnight success, Mr. Brown decided to recycle most of it for his newest novel. The characters may not be exactly the same, but when you swap albino bad guy for a tattooed bad guy, we tend to notice what it is you're doing. To be completely fair, the book DID keep my attention. The plot was just as cool and fun to follow as all his past books have been (I should know, I read them all for research) and it was just as gripping. However, the writing was still terrible, and the characters were recycled from previous books. Also, was it just me, or was Langdon beginning to act a little more like Tom Hanks?
I would definitely get the book from the library if you're bored. It's not quite worth the space it would take up on your shelves, but as more copies of the e-book were sold than the print version, I'm guessing most people have realized this.
Happy Reading.
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