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Yeah. Panorphaeon Send a noteboard - 23/07/2010 08:27:33 PM
Focault's Pendulum has one side that is beautifully constructed and a bit like diving into a sparkly pool of historical trivia, and another that feels a little grafted onto that bit. I still like that bit, but the whole feels much more fragmented than The Name of Rose.


At times the story seems to become secondary to the trivia, which was my biggest beef -- LOTS of detail. But at its best there was really some good ideas and beautiful language going on.
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The Name of the Rose -- Umberto Eco Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 01:26:32 AM 5563 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 1585 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 1506 Views
It is less ... organic? Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:21:51 AM 1441 Views
That's a pity. The cohesion of Name was spectacular. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:17:52 AM 911 Views
Yes Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:23:28 AM 1479 Views
Yeah. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 08:27:33 PM 1475 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:39:31 PM 1537 Views
It's a great book. Nate - 23/07/2010 07:56:25 AM 1461 Views
I really should have emphasized that more. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:33:20 AM 1414 Views
Re: I really should have emphasized that more. Nate - 23/07/2010 04:19:23 PM 1454 Views
Re: It's a great book. Macharius - 23/07/2010 05:40:25 PM 1544 Views
It is, indeed, a lovely book Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:19:53 AM 1475 Views
It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM 1464 Views
Re: It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:24:18 AM 1486 Views
I didn't think you would. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 1367 Views
Re: I didn't think you would. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:38:34 PM 1476 Views
Maybe. I hope so. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:05:36 AM 842 Views
I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Larry - 23/07/2010 02:29:29 PM 1467 Views
Good old Jorge of Burgos. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:23:59 PM 1465 Views
Re: Good old Jorge of Burgos. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:41:16 PM 1513 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 846 Views
Even when Eco states quite explicitly that some of it is so? Larry - 23/07/2010 10:20:34 PM 1727 Views
Larry, Larry, Larry. It's all about the reader response. Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:10:07 AM 1786 Views
Re: I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:40:29 PM 1441 Views
That too Larry - 23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM 1579 Views
Thanks to Rebekah for the cover image! *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:07:17 PM 854 Views
Free of charge. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 09:44:19 PM 1437 Views
A very good review. This book definitely deserves a reread. *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 09:16:35 AM 917 Views
You see how smart I am when I'm at my laptop? Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:33:13 AM 1442 Views
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