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Summary: An enormous disappointment
Review: I generally enjoy Eco's work. Name of the Rose was one of the best novels I've yet had the pleasure of reading. Focault's Pendulum was a little overdone, somewhat meandering, and ended poorly, but was nonetheless an extraordinary blend of the fanciful, the factual, and the metaphysical that left the reader uncertain where one ended and the others began. This book, to be frank, sucks. The parody carries the book for about 50 pages, the remainder is an exercise in boredom, meaningless (if occasionally amusing)ancillary tales, and a conclusion that is even more pointless than the rest of the book.
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Summary: Eco Delivers Again
Review: Yet another masterpiece from Eco. If you have never read Eco's fiction before, this book is a good place to start. Eco's intelligence, wit, and wonderful storytelling will overwhelm you. A must-read.
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Summary: Tortuous
Review: I would rather read a calculus text book.I will never forget _The Island of the Day Before_ because I will continue to periodically have nightmares about reading it. I'm in therapy now. The doctor says that in a few more years, I'll be as well-adjusted as I was before I read this...piece of literature.
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Summary: not bad!
Review: The explaination of the title is incredable, Eco is one writer you cannot fall asleep after reading, hence it is best to start the day with a chapter. I am normally a slow reader but instead of considering it a bad point; I, in fact, treasure my good luck. I was lost in Eco's world for some time. READ IT
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Summary: A very good book- one story on top of another
Review: This book is really wonderful. It all takes place upon an abandoned ship, where the main character, Roberto Del la Griva must overcome his imagination. You see his past filled with surprises. A wonderful story.
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Summary: A true literary masterpiece. Lucid and vivid.
Review: Departing from my usual genre of Science fiction writers like Niven and Cherryh, it was refreshing to have to have a dictionary to refer to after each sentence instead of a Physic's handbook. It literally took me 18 months to read this on and off. It is a really hard read but well worth the wait. The last fifty or so pages are phenomenal. I would have been satisfied with just that and never meeting Roberto. I want to be a stone for a day...stone,stone,stone,stone.........
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Summary: The most intelligent book I've read last year.
Review: Thought-provoking, intelligent, lyrical
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Summary: Looking for Ferrante
Review: Eco is by no means exceedingly deep in this book, but the subtext of the book is relatively engaging and it is well...translated. If you are looking for action, this is not the book for you, but if you are looking to hear a good story with fairly realistic plot twists, and a fairly realistic historical survey, then I think Eco delivers. Definitely not a fantasy book.
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Summary: Not as good as Eco's others but worthwile nonetheless
Review: OK, let me say here that I have a great deal of regard for Eco's writings - his command of language (kudos goes to his translator as well), his incisive mind, his intricate knowledge and interpretation of history present a fresh focus to all of his writings. Eco is undoubtedly one of the most literate and broadly knowledgable writers alive. This being said, "The Island of the Day Before" does not present a compelling plot or likeable protagonist, as his other two novels have. Roberto rather reminded me of an admixture of Dickens' Pip and Goethe's Young Werther, and I had difficulty caring too much whether or not he met his objectives. However, the other aspects of the novel were completely engrossing - Eco's research into the longitude problem, the wealth of mythology surrounding the International Date Line, the views held from the trenches of feudal conflict - Eco is still clearly able to see life through the proper historical lens. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Eco has refined his ability to be playful with his writings - dedicating an entire chapter to myths and legends surrounding the dove, for instance. I eagerly look forward to Eco's next work.
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Summary: Wonderful story about philosophy, science and history
Review: It's a wonderful book for readers who enjoy talking about philosophy, astronomy or history. It will make you ask yourself things like "Does the vacuum exist?" or "What is time?" Well, maybe not. In that case, you will probably dislike it. Definitely not an action book, but delightful and full of poetry and mistery.
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