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A review by lisa_bee88
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco
3.0
Oh wow! What a hard slog! I'm feeling a bit emotionally crushed by this, because this book made me realise I'm not quite as clever as I hoped I was.
Umberto Eco is a smart guy (duh) and that really comes across in his writing style. I spent a lot of time staring at passages, re-reading sections I didn't understand. I even had to research a few concepts on the internet.
Which is fine. It's just exhausting!
This book was recommended to me a by a very dear friend, who often enjoys the same kinds of books as me (I should point out that she is an intelligent woman.. which is probably why she loved this)
Occassionally I got so excited because the story would pick up and I would think "Aha! I understand now!" except that I didn't. Eco was just toying with me.
So.. does this book deserve my 3 star rating? Hell no. I didn't enjoy it, but anyone can see it is an extremely well written (and at times fascinating) book. I would probably even recommend it to other people. But for now, I will be pleased to return to my plot driven penny dreadfuls :)
Umberto Eco is a smart guy (duh) and that really comes across in his writing style. I spent a lot of time staring at passages, re-reading sections I didn't understand. I even had to research a few concepts on the internet.
Which is fine. It's just exhausting!
This book was recommended to me a by a very dear friend, who often enjoys the same kinds of books as me (I should point out that she is an intelligent woman.. which is probably why she loved this)
Occassionally I got so excited because the story would pick up and I would think "Aha! I understand now!" except that I didn't. Eco was just toying with me.
So.. does this book deserve my 3 star rating? Hell no. I didn't enjoy it, but anyone can see it is an extremely well written (and at times fascinating) book. I would probably even recommend it to other people. But for now, I will be pleased to return to my plot driven penny dreadfuls :)