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...
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...
The Name of the Rose: A convoluted and thorny plant of beautyThe Name of the Rose ranks among some of the most complex books read by myself. However where works like [b:Paradise Lost|15997|Paradise Lost|John Milton|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1309202847s/15997.jpg|1031493] or [b:Titus Groan|39063|T...
I can't actually say that I liked it, my words were "It was OK", but I still thought it deserved more than 2/5 stars. It was interesting (the philosophical parts), and medieval. That's about it.
Exceedingly lengthy run-on paragraphs filled with excessively flowery literary prose, copious untranslated Latin phrases, and now a character that speaks in a mish-mash of English, Latin, French, Spanish, and Italian, thus resulting in his very own unique language! To what purpose?! I was frustrat...
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