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Of his novels, I've liked this one the best Dylanfanatic - 30/04/2004 01:41:08 AM

There are actually a plethora of sources that, when checked, seem to make sense. Of course, the Dee book deflates the Plan in that, according to Casaubon, Belbo and Diotallevi, Dee was supposed to meet the Parisian Templars on St. John's Eve in 1584, but instead of being in England at that time (and then France), he was in Krakow, and then (after August) in Prague for the rest of the year. Upon close scrutiny, it is obvious that Eco altered history. The point is that he altered it SO slightly that it is imperceptible to the casual reader.

I'll have to check those sources sometime, now that I'm curious.

Did you ever stop to think that perhaps his choice of venue was intentional? Also, even in Foucault's Pendulum, where there should be more female characters, they appear not as real people but as cardboard cutouts.

Now that you pointed it out to me, you really may be on to something. It is odd that he can write a Baudolino but not a credible female character.

Re-read Foucault's Pendulum. Although his style can be wonderfully interesting, he really gets carried away.

I will in the near future.

It ruins much of my appreciation. Others may not feel the same way.

Yeah, it's like the big anticipation for a really funny joke and the punchline falls slightly flat in comparison.

Certainly. He is better than Jordan.

Better. Definitely better. For all its shortcomings, Foucault's Pendulum weaves in so many different stories and legends, myths and fables into a coherent whole that there aren't times when I didn't start wondering whether or not he wrote it to expose a real Plan. That shows how good a job he did...

True. That reminds me. Sometime in the next couple of weeks, I plan on reading/reviewing the Illuminatus! Trilogy. Should be fun to discuss



Dylanfanatic

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/Literature: Foucault's Pendulum - 30/04/2004 01:19:15 AM 147 Views
Well... - 30/04/2004 01:29:20 AM 35 Views
I still think it's his best work - 30/04/2004 01:36:00 AM 23 Views
Of his novels, I've liked this one the best - 30/04/2004 01:41:08 AM 13 Views
Re: /Literature: Foucault's Pendulum - 30/04/2004 02:53:08 AM 16 Views
oh *spoilers* - 30/04/2004 03:27:26 AM 26 Views
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Re: I'll give my cliched response subject line: Hmm... - 01/05/2004 06:06:53 AM 10 Views
Can you hear the Ec(h)o - 30/04/2004 03:54:27 AM 16 Views
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I think there is a third possibility - 30/04/2004 01:40:47 PM 11 Views
Re: /Literature: Foucault's Pendulum - 30/04/2004 04:48:58 AM 14 Views
Oh god, you are so right...... - 30/04/2004 05:59:52 AM 23 Views
I probably won't read that one... - 30/04/2004 03:30:24 PM 12 Views
Sweet...... - 01/05/2004 04:22:02 AM 9 Views
It started off well and then went downhill fast - 01/05/2004 11:37:31 AM 9 Views
Re: /Literature: Foucault's Pendulum - 30/04/2004 08:05:43 AM 20 Views
Re: /Literature: Foucault's Pendulum - 30/04/2004 08:11:21 AM 11 Views
sadly true : we often are just a comedy backround to them *NM* - 30/04/2004 09:38:49 AM 7 Views
I get that impression as well - 30/04/2004 11:50:37 AM 12 Views
Interesting... - 30/04/2004 03:36:26 PM 15 Views
I have yet to read it. - 30/04/2004 11:46:06 AM 16 Views
For me it's ayway worth reading, even if not 100% convincing. *NM* - 30/04/2004 12:37:39 PM 6 Views
It's not your standard conspiracy-theory book - 30/04/2004 03:40:43 PM 12 Views
omg! - 30/04/2004 02:46:11 PM 15 Views
Don't say I didn't warn you... *NM* - 30/04/2004 03:41:28 PM 6 Views