Andere ideeën/opinies:: Shelf Love (in English): http://shelflove.wordpress.com/2012/01/1/the-name-of-the-rose-review/ Jason Petuss's Review on GoodReads tin English): http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17524862
bookshelves: historical-fiction, published-1980, books-about-books-and-book-shops, medieval5c-16c, mystery-thriller, britain-england Read in January, 1982, read count: 2 brilliant And now for the film... Novel by Umberto Eco, published in Italian as Il nome della rosa in 1980. Although the wo...
This book is a rarity, both a critical and popular success, a literary and erudite book that is also a gripping historical mystery. It was made into a film--not a good one, which might put people off the book, which is a shame. Brother William of Baskerville makes a terrific medieval sleuth, and Eco...
Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose is probably the one book I’ve read so far that I’m really proud of finishing and not giving up on. To some this may sound stupid, but believe me when I say that I have 10 years worth of reasons to want to drop this book and never pick it up again. It can happen t...
Fue una de esas relecturas necesarias para volver a sumirme en el mundo pintado por Eco, lleno de intrigas, pasiones y misterios que poco a poco se van develando. Un libro más que recomendable, sobre todo a aquellos que disfrutan de novelas históricas.
A beautiful work of Umberto Eco's! Vivid, mindful to the smallest details and constantly entertaining, it is a wonderful choice for a read. Not easy to understand or to perceive, imagine, and not easy to forget. And, without any spoilers... what an end!
Came back to this book after a long absence, it was everything I had remembered and so much more. The long diversions into philosophy, theology and eschatology, oft criticized by some, are perfectly pitched by Eco for readability.Credit also to his translator, who does a magnificent job with what mu...
I have picked up this book 3 times, trying to finish it. Well, due to sheer stubborness, I finally finished it today. Yup - all 500+ pages. The plot and setting are interesting, but it is incredibly verbose. I really wanted to enjoy this - a mystery set during the Middle Ages. But I just couldn...
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