A review by merixcil
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

adventurous challenging dark funny informative mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

 One thing about Mr Eco - he's gonna send his characters off on a tangent so long you'll worry you've missed the key moment the plot changed wildly. 

Ultimately I do think the end of this is worth the huge quantity of info dumped about the Templars, Rosecrucians, Masons etc. though I do suspect the point could have been made with a bit less of that. But again, Umberto Eco

10/10 for bonkers characters though