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tsparr's review against another edition
1.0
If this weren’t a book club book, I would have DNF’ed so fast. I’m thoroughly convinced the author wrote this book solely to flex his knowledge of 14th century Catholicism. Many of the chapters added not a single meaningful thing to the plot and were tortuous to read. Finding enjoyable parts of this book was like panning for gold and just about as successful. That being said, it’s clearly very highly regarded so maybe it’s just not for me.
lief_'s review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Sexism, Murder, Torture, Misogyny, Homophobia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Xenophobia, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Confinement, War, and Animal death
Minor: Sexual assault, Vomit, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Infidelity
kwmcm25's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
biolexicon's review against another edition
2.0
Not my cup of tea, but my dad really liked it and I have his copy. I'm going to keep it on my shelf though because I want to make space for something he loved.
ranocchietto's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
a_wren_that_reads's review
Put me in a reading slump. Not a bad book, just not something I can read right now. I'll give it another try another time
boyfouronetwo's review against another edition
1.0
I could just NOT get into this book. I found Adso's writing style very hard to parse. I had to work at reading this book, which is not what I was looking for in a book at the moment. I may re-visit this at a later time but for now its going in the "dud" pile.
adrionmacaron's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
kmjkaren's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5