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O Nome da Rosa

Umberto Eco

3.97 AVERAGE

literatureladylena's review against another edition

5.0

challenging funny informative mysterious reflective 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: Yes

genechromosome's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 50%

Lost the motivation :( will try again

aakono's review against another edition

5.0

dark informative reflective slow-paced

lyricallit's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

This is a book that suffers from audiobook because there are frequently Latin, sometimes German, phrases that characters exchange with no translation because they wouldn't need to. I wish I'd had footnotes translating.

I'm glad I can say that I have read it. I wasn't expecting a fast-paced thriller by any means, but it was incredibly slow and characters sometimes spoke for paragraphs at a time. There were so many names, some of them similar, and more inclusion of political machinations of the time than I expected.

I can appreciate this for its thoughtfulness but it's just not for me.

valkmedz's review against another edition

2.5

informative mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Not for me. A dry, academic book masquerading as a novel.

tiredbeee's review against another edition

2.0

nella speranza che nessun professore sappia usare goodreads: è un bel libro se tutte le persone che lo leggono saltano (o vorrebbero farlo) innumerevoli sue parti? io direi di no. scritto benissimo senza dubbio, ma secondo me è un libro avvincente solo nel tempo e nel contesto della sua pubblicazione, e non dovrebbe essere indicato come un classico poiché contiene idee e concetti ormai superati e non più universali. e, sinceramente, anche ai suoi tempi eco se la poteva risparmiare la demonizzazione delle donne e dell'omosessualità. una lettura faticosa e noiosa, un mistero vagamente interessante ma soffocato da eterne filippiche e discussioni sulla morale in chiave cattolica, anche no. ci sta che non abbia capito niente io ma va detto che l'ho recepito in questo modo dopo averne ascoltata l'analisi in università e aver letto un saggio critico a riguardo.

jjbbq's review against another edition

4.0

challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I wish I read it instead of listened. I had to rewind a couple bits to catch certain logic or wordplay. Kinda gave up on understanding the geography of the abbey, but trusted the ride.