That is what one of the blurbs said about Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code as well. I have developed a flight response when faced with Eco comparisons.
LOL! God knows, me too!
But the comparison this time concerns the semiology theory (it's named in the review I read, but I have never heard of this semiologist) that apparently inspired Miéville, which apparently compares well to the sophisticated and intelligent way Eco used the theory of signs in the Name of the Rose, so at least for once it does concern a valid point of comparison.
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Funny you mention Brown. A few of the European reviewers who disliked CoP have said variations on "With this novel, Eco has fallen to the level of Dan Brown".
New releases for May and June 2011: Miéville and Zafón, plus Pern and Gormenghast
- 12/05/2011 02:46:13 PM
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Embassytown is really very good.
- 12/05/2011 03:02:19 PM
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I am glad I am not the only one trying to forget we are well into May already.
- 12/05/2011 04:52:56 PM
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I am not! I just haven't had time to do that till now. It took me a couple of hours.
- 12/05/2011 04:54:31 PM
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Re: I am glad I am not the only one trying to forget we are well into May already.
- 12/05/2011 05:17:51 PM
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Re: I am glad I am not the only one trying to forget we are well into May already.
- 12/05/2011 05:19:37 PM
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Isn't hte Zafon book the middle part of a trilogy?
- 14/05/2011 01:48:25 PM
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Hmmm...
- 14/05/2011 04:58:55 PM
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