/lit/ - Literature

>>10385099
Literally Sherlock Holmes in sackcloth.

>>10385134
the book is great, but it always grated me that the sherlock shit at the beginning with the horse didn't really seem believable to me

>>10385099
have fun OP, i of the opinion that Eco doesn't know how to finish a book, but still you can enjoy all the details along the way, i probably should re-read it soon

Start with Foucault's Pendulum. When you throw it down in frustration, you can truly call yourself a pleb.

>>10385134
>>10385144
I picked it up because I want to improve my italian, mostly. Hopefully It won't be too hard to understand. Being similar to Sherlock Holmes, I assume it will be somewhat light to read.

>>10385145
>When you throw it down in frustration
why would you do that? i mean it gets boring, but not really frustrating

>>10385169
>I assume it will be somewhat light to read.
probably not, i haven't read it in a while, and haven't read the original, but Eco likes to wander around to show how well read he is, so don't expect just an straightforward story, more like thousands of references to tangentially related shit that happened in history or were mentioned in other books

>>10371300

One of my favorites

>>10385170
>mfw Eco throws in a 4-page list of dates and places and people's names

>>10385169
>I assume it will be somewhat light to read.
Not really. It uses popular detective fiction as a framework, but it's highly immersive and esoteric. You'd better love the ecclesiastical history of the Middle Ages ...

Reading it in Italian sounds fantastic though. I only wish I was able.

If you like sucking Eco's dick with the off chance of some insightful precum gracing your lips, read his fiction.

If you appreciate his ideas, read his essays.

If you like his ideas, but still need to know how well read and cultured he is, read his non-fiction.

>>10385144
The ending is perfect, what are you talking about?

>>10385169
Oh, crap, I'd recommend you to pick something else. The writing is complicated even if you're reading it in your native language. It's got paragraph-long sentences, detailed and technical descriptions of architecture and art and lengthy theological discussions.

>>10385225
Looks like Eco's erudition intimidates you.

>>10385174
>>10385218
Well.. good thing I've got nothing to do in the next month. Will be a nice challenge, I guess.

>I only wish I was able
It's never too late, anon.

>>10385260
My italian is already quite good, I just need to improve my vocabulary.

>>10385272
>My italian is already quite good
Well in that case, have fun. I was afraid your level of knowledge is much lower.

>>10385145
this is what i did. i didn't really throw it down in frustration so much as put it to one side for when i'm a bit more knowledgeable about the jewish kaballah. because the book goes heavy on that stuff.

>>10385649
you can learn the surface of the kabbalah in 30 minutes, and i don't remember Eco going into anything deeper there, just the most boring parts of esotericism, which are random, convoluted conspiracy theories

Tried reading it, and even though I'm a born and raised Roman Catholic, I had to stop every time I didn't understand something and ended up researching Medieval Theology through the lens of Aristotelian ethics for the next several hours.

I'm too pleb for it, but others great book

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