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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Eco gives us an amazing novel about a convent that calls a brother and his young assistant (our POV character) to them to investigate what seems to be a suicide but may be something more. The action unfolds over a week, with each section divided into the bells that mark the hours at the monestary. We get drawn into the intricacies and politics of the monastery. If you like the video game Pentiment, this was one of the inspirations, and you'll like it a lot.
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So disappointed - I think the underlying story would have been great but there's just too much pretentious over explanation of stuff which feels wholly irrelevant and from what I see in other review, this continues throughout the whole book.
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Lost the motivation :( will try again
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
slow-paced
This is a book that suffers from audiobook because there are frequently Latin, sometimes German, phrases that characters exchange with no translation because they wouldn't need to. I wish I'd had footnotes translating.
I'm glad I can say that I have read it. I wasn't expecting a fast-paced thriller by any means, but it was incredibly slow and characters sometimes spoke for paragraphs at a time. There were so many names, some of them similar, and more inclusion of political machinations of the time than I expected.
I can appreciate this for its thoughtfulness but it's just not for me.
I'm glad I can say that I have read it. I wasn't expecting a fast-paced thriller by any means, but it was incredibly slow and characters sometimes spoke for paragraphs at a time. There were so many names, some of them similar, and more inclusion of political machinations of the time than I expected.
I can appreciate this for its thoughtfulness but it's just not for me.
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Not for me. A dry, academic book masquerading as a novel.