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Originally Posted by ametzler
“My friends and editors suggested I abbreviate the first hundred pages, which they found very difficult and demanding. Without thinking twice, I refused, because, as I insisted, if somebody wanted to enter the abbey and live there for seven days, he had to accept the abbey’s own pace. If he could not, he would never manage to read the whole book. Therefore those first hundred pages are like a penance or initiation, and if someone does not like them, so much the worse for him. He can stay at the foot of the mountain.” (Eco, Post-Script to The Name of the Rose, 1984,).
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I'm at page 120. I don't really see it picking up, although the second murder has occurred. I'm still sticking it out. I've invested this much, I'll see where it takes me. I was tempted based on your post to get through the first 100 pages then start over to make sure I got the most out of it. I decided against that approach.