The characters in the book are not cardboard cutouts, modern people wearing the clothing of fourteenth century monks but otherwise curiously resembling our own friends and family. And that I did.īy including discussions of contemporary events outside the secluded setting of the novel, Eco manages to draw me into 1327.
But the length of time it takes me to read a book is irrelevant, as long as I enjoy it. As a result of the book's depth, not to mention its lengthy passages of medieval rhetoric, I started this in October and am only now finishing it I read other books on the side to keep myself occupied. Umberto Eco sets out not just to provide another pulp fiction fodder for the masses, but to construct a richly-textured story-or rather, history-with elements of mystery, rhetoric, and religion. It took me a long time to finish this book (perhaps the longest time it's ever taken me to read a book). It once again took me a long time to read, but it was a nice distraction from what's going on right now. This remains an excellent mystery wrapped in deep medievalist philosophy and thought.
Honestly, I don't have much to add to my review from 12 years ago (!).
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