A review by mwash87
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

3.0

I've owned this book for over 10 years. I started it probably 4 different times, and this time I was finally able to finish it, which is indicative of my growing maturity as a reader, I think. That said, the book could be a lot shorter. In order to finish it, you have to slog through long stretches of allegorical language alternating abruptly with narrative. There's also the long and convoluted history within the story of the Templars and Rosicrucians, none of which really seems to fit together coherently. I think that was the whole point of the story, but it's still a bit of a chore to wade through it all only to find that none of the details matter much.