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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 5907 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 1812 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 1720 Views
It is less ... organic? Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:21:51 AM 1664 Views
That's a pity. The cohesion of Name was spectacular. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:17:52 AM 1002 Views
Yes Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:23:28 AM 1700 Views
Yeah. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 08:27:33 PM 1684 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:39:31 PM 1762 Views
It's a great book. Nate - 23/07/2010 07:56:25 AM 1683 Views
I really should have emphasized that more. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:33:20 AM 1638 Views
Re: I really should have emphasized that more. Nate - 23/07/2010 04:19:23 PM 1677 Views
Re: It's a great book. Macharius - 23/07/2010 05:40:25 PM 1768 Views
It is, indeed, a lovely book Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:19:53 AM 1704 Views
It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM 1694 Views
Re: It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:24:18 AM 1715 Views
I didn't think you would. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 1589 Views
Re: I didn't think you would. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:38:34 PM 1695 Views
Maybe. I hope so. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:05:36 AM 922 Views
I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Larry - 23/07/2010 02:29:29 PM 1690 Views
Good old Jorge of Burgos. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:23:59 PM 1697 Views
Re: Good old Jorge of Burgos. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:41:16 PM 1749 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 939 Views
Even when Eco states quite explicitly that some of it is so? Larry - 23/07/2010 10:20:34 PM 1961 Views
Larry, Larry, Larry. It's all about the reader response. Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:10:07 AM 2005 Views
Re: I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:40:29 PM 1666 Views
That too Larry - 23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM 1810 Views
Thanks to Rebekah for the cover image! *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:07:17 PM 936 Views
Free of charge. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 09:44:19 PM 1660 Views
A very good review. This book definitely deserves a reread. *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 09:16:35 AM 1009 Views
You see how smart I am when I'm at my laptop? Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:33:13 AM 1676 Views
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