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The Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
The Name of the Rose
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780156003704 (0156003708)
Publisher: Harcourt Brace International
Edition language: English
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Sorry kids, no feet.
Sorry kids, no feet. rated it
2.5 In the Name of the Rose - Umberto Eco
I finally finished a book! This quarantine thing has really made it hard for me to read. I can't even blame my children for it. I just have no focus. This seems to be a pretty common problem according to some of the posts in the various book groups I'm in on Facebook. All of that aside, I think th...
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it
4.0 Stat rosa pristina nomine: "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto Eco
"Stat Rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus"In "The Name of the Rose" by Umberto EcoAs a novelist Eco blends the style of Arthur Conan Doyle with that of Cervantes in a most intellectually entertaining way but with surprising heart, also. It makes me keen to explore the labyrinth of his philosop...
Calyre
Calyre rated it
"Comme Guillaume l'avait déjà dit, il est toujours préférable que celui qui nous inspire la peur ait plus peur que nous.""Or donc, si je comprends bien, vous faites, et vous savez pourquoi vous faites, mais vous ne savez pas pourquoi vous savez que vous savez ce que vous faites?""Guillaume, au contr...
Marinebuchbinder
Marinebuchbinder rated it
4.0 Sodom und Gomorrha
Ein Klassiker schlechthin. Und zunächst erfüllt er das Klischee eines Klassikers: es liest sich am Anfang eeeetwas holprig. Doch kaum nach 100 Seiten hat man sich eingelesen und ist aufnahmefähig für den feinen Humor und Sarkasmus, der einem zwischen den Seiten entgegenweht. Und natürlich schlägt me...
Carpe Librum
Carpe Librum rated it
3.0 The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Thank God, I finally finished this book! Some of it was weird. Some of it was interminably boring. But other parts were witty, and I rather enjoyed those parts. I like the medieval Sherlock vibe, but overall I'm just glad to be done!
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