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Eco's writing is so infectious, lively, and likeable that I thought it appropriate to pen my review in his style. 1. In which I, as reader, feel used. Yes, I'm almost certain Eco wrote this thing for the sole purpose of informing us of how knowledgeable he is of the finer points of monastic orders, bo Leggi tutto

Are all the libraries receptacles of knowledge? Are all the books vehicles of wisdom? Are all the librarians propagators of good? “Which books?”Benno hesitated. “I don’t remember. What does it matter which books were spoken of?”“It matters a great deal, because here we are trying to understand what Leggi tutto

Go ahead, throw your tomatoes at me! I know that in general this book is loved. Many count it amongst their favorites. I found it very dull and very boring. I had an extremely hard time staying interested in the story, which is weird for me and mystery/suspense stories. Never have I fought so hard to Leggi tutto

This was one of the biggest novels in the 80s. I remember the book very well. A crime story set in a monastery with much Latin and Greek and some dubious monks trying to solve some murder cases. The denouement was brilliant. The whole story was absolutely outstanding (the lost book on comedy) and ex Leggi tutto

إن كنت ستقرأ إسم الوردة فاترك خيالك وراءكفأنت بكل تأكيد لست بحاجة إليهفهنا ستجد دقائق الأشياء تتجلى وكل تفصيلة صغيرة تتوهج أمامكلست بحاجة لتخيل شكل الغرفة أو حجم المتاهةأنت بحاجة لعقلك واعٍ ولكل ما تحمل من حنكة لكي تحاول أن تفهم عند تتمة القراءةما مدى رمزية المتاهة تلك وما هي التأويلات التي يمكنني أ Leggi tutto

This is one of those rare near-perfect books that crosses through many genres and could be universally acclaimed. There are dozens of great reviews on here already, but this book struck me as so profound that I felt I needed to briefly put down my own thoughts. I could not bring myself to put this d Leggi tutto

- رواية كاملة متكاملة تأخذ من معظم الحبكات، المتعارف عليها، لتشكل جسداً روائياً تاماً. تحدث القصة خلال الفترة التي انتقلت فيها البابوية من موقعها التقليدي في إيطاليا إلى أفينيون، حينما قام ملك فرنسا بتعيين يوحنا الثاني والعشرون "بابا" على رأس الكنيسة الرومانية المقدسة. - "اسم الوردة"، اسم غريب، ناقص Leggi tutto

“The Name of the Rose” is a horribly pretentious, pedantic, verbose “novel”. And it stinks too! Under the guise of a medieval mystery Umberto Eco has written a diatribe on philosophical ideas (and not presented all of them accurately) in order to impress upon the reader how very smart he is indeed. C Leggi tutto