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3.29 AVERAGE
3.29 AVERAGE
What a heady read... Umberto Eco puts us in the hands of a a fractured soul who has taken to writing a diary to try and resolve both his missing memories and solve the mysteries of who has been in his house. We hear his life story of lies, deciept, greed and flat out hatred.
While this is a ficticious diary of the anonymous forger of the infamous 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion', he remains the only fictional character. He interacts with figures of the time and deals with their philospies (as ugly as most of them are) and finds ways for them to suit hs own sinister purposes.
The discussion on media and message are very eerie and relevenat today... an expertly written novel both darkly facinating and troublingly precient.
While this is a ficticious diary of the anonymous forger of the infamous 'Protocols of the Elders of Zion', he remains the only fictional character. He interacts with figures of the time and deals with their philospies (as ugly as most of them are) and finds ways for them to suit hs own sinister purposes.
The discussion on media and message are very eerie and relevenat today... an expertly written novel both darkly facinating and troublingly precient.
Came for the promise of a forgery plotline. Left after Ch1's overwhelmingly degrading racist diatribe. Couldn't deal, especially not this week.
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ich habe dieses Buch völlig unvorbereitet angefangen und lange gerungen. Zuerst wegen der Thematik und dann dauert es eine lange Weile, bis man im Roman drin ist.
Deswegen 3 Sterne.
Aber hey, das ist Eco +1Stern
Liebste und wahrste Feststellung findet man mitten auf Seite 410
Deswegen 3 Sterne.
Aber hey, das ist Eco +1Stern
Liebste und wahrste Feststellung findet man mitten auf Seite 410
Difficult read, a lot of history. Plot points and ideas are very relevant to today's society.
I found this book to largely be rather a poor excuse on Eco's part to write about The Protocols of the Elders of Zion. It is clear that Eco had a profound understanding of fascism and the othering. He certainly felt obliged to share this understanding with the world. Yet, this work can hardly be characterized as anything but a failure. It is dull and requires too much concentrated work for too little of a reward.
There were passages that I liked, but I much prefer his other novels to this one.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Antisemitism
Pretty good. interesting throughout. lots of fun to google the characters and read about their real lives.
i think most critics put this second after name of the rose. i think i would put this third behind island of the day before and Baudolino.
a good line from someone elses review "He makes Dan Brown seem like some half-literate child who can only read travel guides to Europe. " -Darwin8u
i think most critics put this second after name of the rose. i think i would put this third behind island of the day before and Baudolino.
a good line from someone elses review "He makes Dan Brown seem like some half-literate child who can only read travel guides to Europe. " -Darwin8u