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My other finalist was The Island of the Day Before by Umberto Eco. I love the outline of it- In the 17th century, an Italian/Roman shipwrecks in the South Pacific... onto another older shipwreck, in the bay of a beautiful tropical island. This shipwreck is fully provisioned and liveable but mysteriously empty of any other people. As the man begins to explore the ship, he thinks back on scenes from his life and ponders its meaning and his purpose.
I almost nominated it, but the only other Eco I've read, Foucault's Pendulum, was not to my taste despite its outline sounding very interesting to me too. So I was worried about liking this one and at over 500 pages I just thought it was too hefty a risk, although I would've nominated it if I didn't have too many I wanted to nominate, heh.
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