hannahbee_97 's review for:

The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

3.5

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was a very dense historical fiction/mystery. This edition of the book also includes quite a bit of the author’s reflections on writing and such, which is what made me realize that he is a literary theorist/philosopher at his core. I feel like that explains a lot about my feelings of the book. The story was interesting, the writing was solid, just kind of a lot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Homophobia

This book is accurate for the time period it takes place in, so sexism & homophobia are there in a way that makes sense, but can still be jarring.