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wstuivenga 's review for:
The Prague Cemetery
by Umberto Eco
Actually, I didn't manage to finish this book. I had it from the library, and waited quite some time to get it, and since more people had holds on it after me, I couldn't renew it. Of course, when it rains, it pours, so three books I had on hold for months all came through at once. There was no way I could read them all during the time I had them to myself. I got through two of them, but not all three
But here's the point: I'm not going to bother to put a hold on it again. The book didn't grab me; I felt no incentive to finish it. The topic was tedious, the main character wasn't congenial or interesting, and the book didn't seem to be going anywhere interesting. I guess it was too subtle for me.
Eco is considered to be a great thinker and writer, and I LOVED his first big hit, The Name of the Rose, and plan to read it again (I even own my own copy), but this book in no way measures up to that standard, IMHO.
But here's the point: I'm not going to bother to put a hold on it again. The book didn't grab me; I felt no incentive to finish it. The topic was tedious, the main character wasn't congenial or interesting, and the book didn't seem to be going anywhere interesting. I guess it was too subtle for me.
Eco is considered to be a great thinker and writer, and I LOVED his first big hit, The Name of the Rose, and plan to read it again (I even own my own copy), but this book in no way measures up to that standard, IMHO.