Umbert Eco's Latest: Anyone Read?

MickeyC · 11-20-2011, 09:51 AM

Has anyone read The Prague Cemetary? I notice it's on the Washington Post best seller list (# 4) and NY Times (# 16). Would be interested in an opinion.

Thanks

rhadin · 11-20-2011, 10:04 AM

It got a good review in the recent New York Review of Books article titled The Most Insidious Forgery. I thought about buying the book briefly. The reviewer wrote that Eco's The Name of the Rose was his best book, and I didn't like it, so I decided to pass on this one, although I find the description of this book intriguing.

MickeyC · 11-20-2011, 10:07 AM

Thanks rhadin. I did like Name of the Rose, so may give this a try.

HarryT · 11-20-2011, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cassidym

Thanks rhadin. I did like Name of the Rose, so may give this a try.

"The Name of the Rose" is one of my all-time favourite books.

HomeInMyShoes · 11-21-2011, 08:37 AM

I've only read The Island of the Day Before which was fairly entertaining. I think I was too young when I read it though. I might try another Eco title some day.

11-20-2011, 09:51 AM	#1
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Umbert Eco's Latest: Anyone Read? Has anyone read The Prague Cemetary? I notice it's on the Washington Post best seller list (# 4) and NY Times (# 16). Would be interested in an opinion. Thanks

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11-20-2011, 10:04 AM	#2
rhadin Literacy = Understanding Posts: 4,833 Karma: 59674358 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The World of Books Device: Nook, Nook Tablet	It got a good review in the recent New York Review of Books article titled The Most Insidious Forgery. I thought about buying the book briefly. The reviewer wrote that Eco's The Name of the Rose was his best book, and I didn't like it, so I decided to pass on this one, although I find the description of this book intriguing.

11-20-2011, 10:07 AM	#3
MickeyC Grand Sorcerer Posts: 16,731 Karma: 12185114 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Florida Device: iPhone 6 plus, Sony T1, iPad 3	Thanks rhadin. I did like Name of the Rose, so may give this a try.

11-21-2011, 08:37 AM	#5
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I've only read *The Island of the Day Before* which was fairly entertaining. I think I was too young when I read it though. I might try another Eco title some day.

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