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electricbrain's review against another edition
5.0
It's one of the books you devour forgetting to breathe and then feel sad it's over. It has everything a good book needs, maybe except for a bit too long and too complicated disputes to represent things people believed, yet it's not something unusual if you know Umberto Eco. The book would make a wonderful film and I was surprised to learn that there was none. And saddened, because it's a story I'd love to relive again.
zalnash's review against another edition
5.0
"- C'est une belle histoire. Dommage que personne n'en ait un jour connaissance.
- Ne te crois pas l'unique conteur d'histoires en ce monde. tôt ou tard, quelqu'un, plus menteur que Baudolino, la racontera."
Quel roman formidable ...
- Ne te crois pas l'unique conteur d'histoires en ce monde. tôt ou tard, quelqu'un, plus menteur que Baudolino, la racontera."
Quel roman formidable ...
piquancy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
xkvstw's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
elenajohansen's review against another edition
2.0
DNF around page 50. I don't say this often, but this book is too highbrow for me.
I don't speak enough languages--a good portion of the dialogue is in Latin (and not always summarized or contextualized) while a fair bit of Baudolino-the-character's "writing" is in German. Neither of which I have ever studied.
I don't have enough historical knowledge of the era to juggle all the different race, ethnicity, or place names. I'm all for historical accuracy; if what I understand to be the Germans of the time were referred to as Alamanns, by all means, use that term. But that was basically the only one I could figure out in those first fifty pages. At least a dozen other designations were used for who-knows-what, because I certainly don't, and those I couldn't figure out.
I don't want to have to read the rest of this with a tab open for Wikipedia, so I'm not going to. This book clearly isn't a good match with me.
I don't speak enough languages--a good portion of the dialogue is in Latin (and not always summarized or contextualized) while a fair bit of Baudolino-the-character's "writing" is in German. Neither of which I have ever studied.
I don't have enough historical knowledge of the era to juggle all the different race, ethnicity, or place names. I'm all for historical accuracy; if what I understand to be the Germans of the time were referred to as Alamanns, by all means, use that term. But that was basically the only one I could figure out in those first fifty pages. At least a dozen other designations were used for who-knows-what, because I certainly don't, and those I couldn't figure out.
I don't want to have to read the rest of this with a tab open for Wikipedia, so I'm not going to. This book clearly isn't a good match with me.
paulataua's review against another edition
3.0
I loved ‘The Name of the Rose’ and enjoyed ‘Foucault’s Pendulum’ when I read them back in the eighties, and this was my return to Umberto Eco after such a long time. Eco is clever and maybe too clever for me, and I really struggled to get through this. Although I thought the ending was good, much that went before it was often not relevant to the story and sometimes quite boring. Not recommended unless you are a real Eco fan.
paskeh's review against another edition
3.0
اگه مباحثات و داستانهای شبیه به هم حجم کمتری داشت، داستان چندین بار جالبتر میشد. باز هم افسانه تاریخی قشنگی بود
mrsbond's review against another edition
4.0
This was the fastest 500+ page book I have ever read. Perhaps I have something for liars.. Baudolino's tale was full of the most unbelievable adventures, yet I fell for it all and couldn't wait for more. Eco is truly is master storyteller.
gladys_enmarte's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
La historia comienza en el año 1204, dos días después que los bárbaros invadieran Constantinopla, actual ciudad de Estambul. Baudolino, el protagonista, se encuentra con Nicetas Coniates -personaje histórico que fue verdaderamente un historiador- que venía huyendo y le salva la vida. Mientras Nicetas espera ser trasladado a un lugar seguro Baudolino comienza a contarle toda su historia. Su padre, Gagliaudo (personaje mítico), lo vende cuando es pequeño a Federico Barbarroja, este lo toma como hijo adoptivo y cuando tiene edad suficiente lo envía a París a estudiar. Allí conoce a El Poeta, Abdul, Kiot y Robert de Borón, se entera del mítico reino del Preste Juan y de la existencia del Santo Grial o Greal. Con sus compañeros decide salir en busca de ambos, pero se topa con un problema que se llama Zósimo. Esta es toda la historia que le relata a Nicetas.
Esta novela es medievalista, histórica y fantástica y se centra mayormente en el viaje o 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜 que hace el protagonista junto con sus compañeros en busca del Greal. En el camino se encuentra con reliquias religiosas, como los cadáveres de los tres Reyes magos o con criaturas ancladas en el imaginario popular medieval como los esciápodos, las blemias o el panocio. Sin embargo, Baudolino es un tanto mentiroso, le encanta exagerar los hechos que cuenta, de modo que Nicetas Coniates toma con pinzas lo que este le relata. Dato curioso que vale la pena mencionar: muchas de las mentiras que cuenta Baudolino se vuelven realidad eventualmente.
Resumiendo, esta obra medievalista de Eco logra espléndidamente entrelazar personajes y hechos históricos con la ficción. Solo hay que tener paciencia en los pasajes donde los personajes se ponen a filosofar y discutir sobre Dios porque culmina de una forma satisfactoria cuando todos los hilos sueltos se unen.