The Lost Symbol A4

Name: Ryan Hull
Class Period: A4
Book Title: The Lost Symbol
Author: Dan Brown
Pages: 509
Rating: *****

Recommendation: I would recommend this book to anyone who likes action/thriller type books. If you are not a fan of fast-paced or intense books then you probably wouldn't enjoy it as much but i highly recommend that you read this book.

Summary: This book is another classic of Dan Brown's. The main character is symbologist Robert Langdon, who has been in other books of his as well. Langdon is asked to give a speech at the U.S. capitol building, but when he shows up, there is no meeting and instead he discovers an intriguing but very disturbing object. He then is informed that his mentor, Peter Solomon, has been kidnapped and is being held hostage. Soon he is being chased all over washington and trying to find out what is going on. Not only does he have to avoid the mysterious man who has kidnapped his friend and will stop at nothing to get what he wants, he also has to run from the CIA. Dan Brown also gives interesting facts and bits of info throughout that make the book even more interesting.

Explanation of Rating: I really enjoyed this book and all of the twists and turns that it throws at you throughout. There is never a dull moment or a time where you want to skip pages to get to the 'exciting part' like you do with other books. The facts about washington d.c and bits about history and technology and all were very interesting to me as well. Overall it was just a really good book to read, and one that you couldn't put down once you started reading it because of its fast pace and crazy storyline. It definitely hits the high end of the five stars.

Favorite Passage: "What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal." I just like that quote and think its good one.