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It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM
I mean, I approached it with an open mind again to see if I hadn't mischaracterized it as a morally bankrupt and purposely obfuscatory system of thinking that does little other than settle for the current state of affairs while trying to poke holes in everything. It's not my fault that's exactly what it is.
"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
~Camilla

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The Name of the Rose -- Umberto Eco Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 01:26:32 AM 5461 Views
Hm. Just read Foucault's Pendulum a while back. I intend to get on to this eventually. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 07:24:39 AM 1544 Views
I started Foucault's Pendulum just last night. I know Tom loved it; what do you think? Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 07:34:28 AM 1461 Views
It is less ... organic? Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:21:51 AM 1397 Views
That's a pity. The cohesion of Name was spectacular. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:17:52 AM 893 Views
Yes Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:23:28 AM 1431 Views
Yeah. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 08:27:33 PM 1430 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:39:31 PM 1499 Views
It's a great book. Nate - 23/07/2010 07:56:25 AM 1423 Views
I really should have emphasized that more. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:33:20 AM 1376 Views
Re: I really should have emphasized that more. Nate - 23/07/2010 04:19:23 PM 1413 Views
Re: It's a great book. Macharius - 23/07/2010 05:40:25 PM 1497 Views
It is, indeed, a lovely book Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:19:53 AM 1434 Views
It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM 1422 Views
Re: It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:24:18 AM 1438 Views
I didn't think you would. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 1330 Views
Re: I didn't think you would. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:38:34 PM 1438 Views
Maybe. I hope so. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:05:36 AM 817 Views
I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Larry - 23/07/2010 02:29:29 PM 1430 Views
Good old Jorge of Burgos. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:23:59 PM 1427 Views
Re: Good old Jorge of Burgos. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:41:16 PM 1477 Views
Oh, I agree. I just wanted to clarify that I think it extends beyond a shout-out to Borges. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:06:57 AM 819 Views
Even when Eco states quite explicitly that some of it is so? Larry - 23/07/2010 10:20:34 PM 1690 Views
Larry, Larry, Larry. It's all about the reader response. Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:10:07 AM 1739 Views
Re: I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:40:29 PM 1402 Views
That too Larry - 23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM 1531 Views
Thanks to Rebekah for the cover image! *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:07:17 PM 837 Views
Free of charge. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 09:44:19 PM 1400 Views
A very good review. This book definitely deserves a reread. *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 09:16:35 AM 891 Views
You see how smart I am when I'm at my laptop? Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:33:13 AM 1400 Views
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