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“if you look at her and feel desire, that alone makes her a witch.”
“to undermine the false authority of an absurd proposition that offends reason, laughter can sometimes also be a suitable instrument. And laughter serves to confound the wicked and to make their foolishness evident.”
“Still, laughter remains base, a defense for the simple, a mystery desecrated for the plebeians.”
“The Antichrist can be born from piety itself, from excessive love of God or of the truth, as the heretic is born from the saint and the possessed from the seer. Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. Jorge did a diabolical thing because he loved his truth so lewdly that he dared anything in order to destroy falsehood.”
“The beauty of the body stops at the skin. If men could see what is beneath the skin, as with the lynx of Boeotia, they would shudder at the sight of a woman. All that grace consists of mucus and blood, humors and bile. If you think of what is hidden in the nostrils, in the throat, and in the belly, you will find only filth. And if it revolts you to touch mucus or dung with your fingertip, how could we desire to embrace the sack that contains that dung?”
“learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.”
“to undermine the false authority of an absurd proposition that offends reason, laughter can sometimes also be a suitable instrument. And laughter serves to confound the wicked and to make their foolishness evident.”
“Still, laughter remains base, a defense for the simple, a mystery desecrated for the plebeians.”
“The Antichrist can be born from piety itself, from excessive love of God or of the truth, as the heretic is born from the saint and the possessed from the seer. Fear prophets, Adso, and those prepared to die for the truth, for as a rule they make many others die with them, often before them, at times instead of them. Jorge did a diabolical thing because he loved his truth so lewdly that he dared anything in order to destroy falsehood.”
“The beauty of the body stops at the skin. If men could see what is beneath the skin, as with the lynx of Boeotia, they would shudder at the sight of a woman. All that grace consists of mucus and blood, humors and bile. If you think of what is hidden in the nostrils, in the throat, and in the belly, you will find only filth. And if it revolts you to touch mucus or dung with your fingertip, how could we desire to embrace the sack that contains that dung?”
“learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do.”
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
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:
Complicated
medium-paced
At 75% I am officially DNFing this book after 3 years. It was an enjoyable journey but not one I want to dedicate another 6 hours to. I will not rate this simply because while I want to finish it, I always find myself picking up other books instead. I hope in the future it can be another AnnaK for me, which sat with the last 15 pages unread for 10 years only to redeem itself fully in those last pages.
Esta en verdad en una obra maestra, una narración perfecta, sus palabras lo transportan a una epoca oscura y supersticiosa, dominada por el miedo a la Iglesia... se las recomiendo.
J'ai l'impression d'être passé à côté de ce livre ... Les thèmes qui l'encadrent - les querelles théologiques, la vie d'un monastère - ne m'intéressent pas, de base, et j'ai eu du mal à les dépasser pour apprécier le reste. Les descriptions baroques m'ont laissé, au mieux, de marbre, et j'ai sauté les passages trop purement théologiques qui noyaient un peu trop l'enquête. Restent quelques réflexions intéressantes sur les livres et la langue, qui sont au cœur du livre, mais que j'aurais sans doute mieux appréciés si j'avais, en plus, eu des éléments de traduction / explication sur les nombreux passages en latin.
challenging
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Super slow, insanely boring and almost impossible to read. I was tricked to believe that it was a mystery/detective, but in reality it was a history of christianity, so don't be tricked. Maybe I would give a higher rating if I didn't expect a mystery. Just don't be tricked, only read it if you want extremely slow history lesson written in unreadable language.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes