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Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 12 years ago
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2012/10/review-pinocchio-by-carlo-collodi.html
Randolph "Dilda" Carter
Randolph "Dilda" Carter rated it 14 years ago
A wonderful book again from Umberto Eco flawed, once again, by a weak and disappointing ending. It just seems, like Stephen King, he cannot take the time to write a decent ending that doesn't make the rest of the book seem less engaging. This book is not as dense and is more accessible than other ...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 14 years ago
mp3 Unabridged, and read by George Guidall. It is not chic to like Eco nowadays; if you want to admit to a penchant then it is best to keep that under wraps until he falls off his perch and then everyone will suddenly exclaim that although he had a couple of noticeable also-rans and one particular d...
altheaann
altheaann rated it 15 years ago
I really enjoyed reading this book - however, it's not really a novel, but an extended essay on how media interacts with personal identity.There are three parts; the first sets up the scenario: a middle-aged antiquarian book dealer has a selective form of amnesia: he can remember everything he's stu...
Never Read Passively
Never Read Passively rated it 15 years ago
I read, struggled to read, half of The Mysterious Flame, then stopped. It's a frustratingly boring book by a nostalgic, older bibliophile about, surprise!, a nostalgic, older bibliophile. The story starts shortly after the protagonist suffers a sudden onset of amnesia. To reconstruct his life, he s...
The Drift Of Things
The Drift Of Things rated it 16 years ago
Hmmm.....Nineteenth century Italian writer experiments with psychoactive substances and writes a children's book?In this story you will meet:A guy named Mini-Man who bites off the ears of his donkeys as a gesture of affection. A large Snail with a glowing lantern on her head.A large Serpent with gre...
rosemaryknits
rosemaryknits rated it 17 years ago
I really liked the writing style and the topic, I just couldn't get interested enough to actually finish this one. I'll try it again, later.
Chrissie's Books
Chrissie's Books rated it 17 years ago
A true story very well told. A very moving, clear, precise depiction of the Armenian genocide of 1915. This book read like a novel. It never drags. History brought to life. The author plans to write other books about what happened to her surviving family members after their escape from Aleppo. I wil...
Qwallath
Qwallath rated it 17 years ago
This is the first of this anthology series that I've read, but it was a very refreshing and entertaining look at the world of imaginative fiction. I'm definitely going to keep my eye out for the other instalments.After reading a collection of short stories and poems like this, you realise how horrib...
immediacy
immediacy rated it 19 years ago
Umberto Eco is one of those authors I really think I should like: his ideas on creativity, the connections that exist between people and culture, and his cleverness are all things that I admire. Unfortunately, I find his prose style dull and his plots prosaic and long-winded. I never could make it t...
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