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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 17532 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 2173 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 2085 Views
It is less ... organic? Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:21:51 AM 2032 Views
That's a pity. The cohesion of Name was spectacular. *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:17:52 AM 1161 Views
Yes Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:23:28 AM 2067 Views
Yeah. Panorphaeon - 23/07/2010 08:27:33 PM 2069 Views
Re: Yeah. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:39:31 PM 2153 Views
It's a great book. Nate - 23/07/2010 07:56:25 AM 2049 Views
I really should have emphasized that more. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:33:20 AM 1997 Views
Re: I really should have emphasized that more. Nate - 23/07/2010 04:19:23 PM 2045 Views
Re: It's a great book. Macharius - 23/07/2010 05:40:25 PM 2161 Views
It is, indeed, a lovely book Camilla - 23/07/2010 10:19:53 AM 2034 Views
It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 11:22:02 AM 2012 Views
Re: It even made me respect postmodernism! Well, a little. Eco's variant. Camilla - 23/07/2010 11:24:18 AM 2103 Views
I didn't think you would. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:20:04 PM 1930 Views
Re: I didn't think you would. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:38:34 PM 2036 Views
Maybe. I hope so. *NM* Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:05:36 AM 1091 Views
I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Larry - 23/07/2010 02:29:29 PM 2045 Views
Good old Jorge of Burgos. Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 05:23:59 PM 2038 Views
Re: Good old Jorge of Burgos. Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:41:16 PM 2100 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 1122 Views
Even when Eco states quite explicitly that some of it is so? Larry - 23/07/2010 10:20:34 PM 2315 Views
Larry, Larry, Larry. It's all about the reader response. Ghavrel - 24/07/2010 12:10:07 AM 2401 Views
Re: I'm going to re-read this again sometime in the next few months Camilla - 23/07/2010 09:40:29 PM 2008 Views
That too Larry - 23/07/2010 10:18:29 PM 2154 Views
Thanks to Rebekah for the cover image! *NM* Ghavrel - 23/07/2010 08:07:17 PM 1116 Views
Free of charge. Rebekah - 23/07/2010 09:44:19 PM 1993 Views
A very good review. This book definitely deserves a reread. *NM* Tim - 26/07/2010 09:16:35 AM 1186 Views
You see how smart I am when I'm at my laptop? Ghavrel - 26/07/2010 10:33:13 AM 2020 Views
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