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Books by Umberto Eco
The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco
· published 1980 · last read 2021-08-12
★★★★★
Medieval monks? Thinly disguised opportunities to lecture the reader about history and theology? Showing off your knowledge of obscure and less obscure references? It might sound obnoxious, but Eco is obviously just a giant nerd and is having fun, and I fell for his joy more than anything. Though I do love monasteries and medieval backgrounds and libraries and clever protagonists, so that helped.
Foucault’s Pendulum
by Umberto Eco
· published 1988 · read 2012-07-23
★★★☆☆
Umberto Eco is a show-off. He goes all in on being a show-off, and he doesn't mind being pretentious and shoving obscure references down your throat either. As all nerds, once he gets going, he's unlikely to stop any time soon, so his books are long-winded and stuffed with references upon references. This can be obnoxious.