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mdslattery's review against another edition
4.0
As people often say about books like this, it’s an impressive achievement.
amkra2ft's review against another edition
3.0
Extremely technical and demanding, not to mention a bit dry, this book is worth the effort if you are interested in philosophy of language and understanding ideas. I read it in a class on semiotics so I imagine it would be even harder flying solo. I have heard "misreadings" is more indicative of Eco's personality and writing than this book is.
breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
alexander0's review against another edition
4.0
There arent many books this complete on the subject, and this is the more scientifically applicable approaches. If someone has an ideological bent, however, one should consider Saussure's lectures first. My main complaint is that this book could have been better organized into more modular chunks beyond "Theory of Codes" "Theory of Signs" and "Production of Signs". It's hard to swallow all of this at once, and some of the subsections feel kind of nonsequitor-esque initially. There's not as much limear motivation for the organization. For that reason only, i suggest a new semiotician start with Peirce and Barthes, then read this.
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