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And what book would that be??? Tom Send a noteboard - 09/10/2009 03:47:49 PM
Eco has written five, and exactly five, novels. The Name of the Rose is by far the easiest and most straightforward of the books. The others would be terrible choices for the following reasons:

Foucault's Pendulum - very long, requires an extensive understanding of esoteric and occult topics to enjoy, interspersed with a very slow personal storyline. In short: inaccessible.

Baudolino - not very good, particularly because a large part of the story is so ridiculous that it destroys any attempt at suspension of disbelief, even among people who read sci-fi and fantasy. In short: bad.

The Island of the Day Before - too slow, too ponderous, too introspective, and it's an epistolary novel to boot, which is a genre that a lot of people don't enjoy. In short: worse than Baudolino.

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana - haven't read it, but everyone I know who has read it hated it. The complaints sound similar to those of the title immediately above.
Political correctness is the pettiest form of casuistry.

ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius

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November Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book Club: submissions ended! ... New new edit on 18/10/2009 Rebekah - 08/10/2009 06:56:01 PM 1917 Views
Nabokov's The Original of Laura Tom - 08/10/2009 08:19:01 PM 1406 Views
I'd love that. Rebekah - 08/10/2009 08:25:39 PM 1405 Views
The real problem... Jacob - 08/10/2009 08:40:50 PM 1295 Views
That's a good point too. Rebekah - 08/10/2009 08:45:30 PM 1273 Views
Well, we could always discuss Nabokov in December. Tom - 08/10/2009 11:18:57 PM 1273 Views
Done! Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:00:30 PM 1275 Views
Hmm...I'm still thinking about the name Tom - 09/10/2009 03:57:48 PM 1351 Views
I'd be up for reading Doctor Zhivago. Legolas - 08/10/2009 10:08:09 PM 1279 Views
yeah, me too. only need to find it in a library near me. *NM* jh - 08/10/2009 10:09:32 PM 562 Views
Don't be cheap. Buy it. Tom - 08/10/2009 11:16:18 PM 1281 Views
Well, I would, but I don't like online bookstores. jh - 09/10/2009 01:19:19 AM 1347 Views
Well, but you just said you didn't know if you could find it in the library. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:07:54 AM 1259 Views
Oh, but... jh - 09/10/2009 11:01:01 AM 1265 Views
Also: I did not say any such thing. *NM* jh - 10/10/2009 12:49:06 PM 579 Views
The Gone-Away World, obviously Camilla - 08/10/2009 09:23:12 PM 1204 Views
Obviously. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:00:47 PM 1277 Views
I second these statements *NM* Stephen - 13/10/2009 09:37:28 PM 588 Views
This one *NM* ironclad - 19/10/2009 10:44:37 PM 576 Views
AS Byatt - Possession. Legolas - 08/10/2009 10:21:39 PM 1278 Views
It is a book of wonder. Possibly not good for the masses. *NM* Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:01:13 PM 674 Views
Perfect timing! Or, perhaps in December. Comet Sedai - 09/10/2009 09:35:00 PM 1409 Views
i loved that book!!! she is amazing. just wonderful writing... *NM* temeraire - 13/10/2009 08:44:59 PM 536 Views
How about a classic novel? Haggard - 08/10/2009 11:30:31 PM 1493 Views
You have a very strange definition of classics... *NM* jh - 09/10/2009 01:20:37 AM 620 Views
Replace "strange" with "erroneous" and I'll agree with you. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:09:27 AM 1230 Views
Really? Haggard - 09/10/2009 03:08:53 AM 1731 Views
for classic science fiction, your list contained one I could support... jh - 09/10/2009 11:06:34 AM 1284 Views
I'd be up for those. *NM* Haggard - 09/10/2009 05:34:19 PM 742 Views
You said "classic novel". Science fiction doesn't generally meet that standard. Tom - 09/10/2009 02:52:01 PM 1312 Views
I understand your point. However... Haggard - 09/10/2009 05:47:54 PM 1718 Views
This isn't really a SF/F Board Tom - 09/10/2009 09:35:06 PM 1282 Views
I like your list. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:02:09 PM 1230 Views
I think if you're gonna do Eco, picking another book to start with would be wiser... *NM* Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:28:50 PM 569 Views
Why? Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:32:05 PM 1178 Views
And what book would that be??? Tom - 09/10/2009 03:47:49 PM 1270 Views
Foucault's Pendulum seems like the obvious one. Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:58:37 PM 1350 Views
Having both FP and NotR recently... RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 04:31:00 PM 1227 Views
No way. Tom - 09/10/2009 04:56:39 PM 1382 Views
Oh well. I'll have to blame my faulty memory then. Legolas - 09/10/2009 10:11:55 PM 1177 Views
Based on past experiences here and elsewhere, it'll be hard to choose the "right" book Larry - 09/10/2009 02:46:22 AM 1592 Views
That Hitchhiker book is as genuine as the "new" Winnie-the-Pooh book Tom - 09/10/2009 02:54:23 PM 1290 Views
Perhaps, but it's worth remembering that... RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 03:45:53 PM 1189 Views
Adams killed Arthur Dent for a reason Tom - 09/10/2009 05:02:23 PM 1290 Views
The movie was not faithful to the books in any meaningful way. *NM* RandAllThor - 09/10/2009 08:58:01 PM 556 Views
The movie sucked, yes. Adams had also been dead for four years when it came out. *NM* Tom - 10/10/2009 02:19:38 AM 559 Views
Right. RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 02:37:08 AM 1216 Views
One little thing Larry - 10/10/2009 02:39:01 AM 1292 Views
Are you sure? RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 02:43:01 AM 1212 Views
Yes Larry - 10/10/2009 04:02:40 AM 1503 Views
I stand corrected. Looking forward to your review! RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 01:00:38 PM 1185 Views
Perhaps Larry - 09/10/2009 06:08:17 PM 1320 Views
So on Monday we'll find out if the widow's cash need resulted in a good book. Tom - 10/10/2009 04:21:22 AM 1238 Views
Pretty much (plus I have to finish reading the second half) Larry - 10/10/2009 05:34:38 AM 1206 Views
A contrasting take on the first half of the book RandAllThor - 10/10/2009 04:10:18 PM 1189 Views
Pretty sure Eugammon beat you to that sequel. Ghavrel - 19/10/2009 09:31:05 PM 1381 Views
Yes! Camilla - 19/10/2009 09:20:09 AM 1095 Views
Rothfuss is a good idea, actually. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 02:59:53 PM 1200 Views
There are a few, if I recall Larry - 09/10/2009 06:09:54 PM 1145 Views
A question for you all. Rebekah - 09/10/2009 03:04:17 PM 1260 Views
Sounds good to me. *NM* Legolas - 09/10/2009 03:29:54 PM 516 Views
I agree , or ... Nolan - 09/10/2009 04:36:03 PM 1182 Views
That could work if people were interested enough. Rebekah - 11/10/2009 12:40:16 PM 1205 Views
That would be cool with me. *NM* Bryce - 10/10/2009 10:32:15 AM 536 Views
Sounds interesting. *NM* BlackAdder - 13/10/2009 08:51:31 PM 504 Views
I suggest Nolan - 09/10/2009 04:58:27 PM 1214 Views
Acacia: The War with the Mein by David Anthony Durham Sir Tybalt - 10/10/2009 02:32:59 PM 1181 Views
You didn't mention the rapture! If that happens, will the club still be on? *NM* Bryce - 11/10/2009 07:51:59 AM 719 Views
I'd say yes. Pretty sure the people here will be Left Behind. *NM* Rebekah - 11/10/2009 12:39:05 PM 643 Views
Some will probably even be actively serving the Antichrist. Tom - 11/10/2009 04:16:45 PM 1410 Views
Prefer not to. Ouranid - 12/10/2009 03:14:30 AM 1086 Views
Diary of a Drug Fiend was rather good. *NM* Tom - 12/10/2009 03:57:42 PM 539 Views
A compromise candidate RandAllThor - 14/10/2009 06:40:56 PM 1083 Views
Fantastic book! I am always for putting that on any list. *NM* Tom - 14/10/2009 07:03:35 PM 550 Views
Is it bad that I read this as 'submissives wanted' PhotoJim - 14/10/2009 08:04:31 PM 1390 Views
Hyperion *NM* Chas - 15/10/2009 01:56:31 AM 510 Views
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