The Name of the Rose: including Postscript to the Name of the Rose

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Summary: A recommendation for you. . .
Review: To all lovers of Eco, let me recommend another sensational author you will love: Glenn Kleier. His novel, THE LAST DAY is nothing short of brilliant and I believe you will find it just as astounding as I have. It's become my all time favorite novel and I'd like to share the great enjoyment it gave me.

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Summary: WE ONLY HAVE ITS NAME
Review: We have given so many names to some things that at the end only the name remains. This book is a real masterpiece , written in a simple form in the guise of a mystery novel, the book takes us down to the middle ages and to monastic life, that life which seems so unhealthy, it takes us through grimmy corridors and a maze like library which is full of mystery.this book is by any means more than it seems.In one day it shows us the rituals of the monks and his bad habits too. hope you enjoy it and analyze it.

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Summary: GREAT BOOK BUT ONLY FOR THOSE WHO ENJOY IT....
Review: I read this book two years ago when l was 18 years old (certainly not a good age to choose such a classic book). I have been mystery lover since young and my bio teacher at that time noticed I always had a Agatha Christie's in my hand. He suggested I should read this book. At that time he merely stated the title yet I always kept this in my mine and started to look for the book but could not find it in my state. Then I went to another country for an exam and just by chance (actually I did go to search for the book),I found the book. I would say this is not a book for beginner as I found difficulty in reading especially there are a lot of unfamiliar terms, quite a number of pages of background histories and some Latin or Italian. Yet the whole set-up and atmosphere of the book urged me to go along. I found myself in a very different world. The story-line is fascinating and the twists are properly maneuvered. This book tells more than just mysterious murders. I have so many thing that I do not comprehend yet I tell myself I will be reading this book again. This book demands patience and I really do not regret of buying it. Next time, I may even able to tell others I have read a real masterpiece.

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Summary: worth a read
Review: I often use these customer reviews to get an idea if a book might be worth reading but...... having read this book and then having read some of the poor reviews it receives below, I have come to the conclusion that no book will please everyone. But,,, if you don't find yourself reaching for a dictionary once a page when you read a "grown-up" novel, then you may enjoy this one as much as I. Over the years I have had people tell me they hated Moby Dick, One Hundred Years of Solitude, The Sot-Weed Factor and even The Yearling so why should I be surprised when people can't enjoy Eco's classic work? I'm not.

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Summary: Must read!
Review: Must read!!!!!

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Summary: Seeking William of Ockham
Review: I just finished Iain Pears' "An Instance of the Fingerpost", which is set in the Oxford of early Restoration England, my favorite historical era. Ironically, it sent me scrambling to learn more about William of Ockham, the Franciscan at Oxford whose 14th-century critique of Aquinas' universals so irritated the Pope at Avignon. "The Name of the Rose" is set in Ockham's lifetime (~1285 to ~1350) and features an English-born and observant Franciscan who is also well versed in logic, so it looks to be a good next read. I found the film to be entertaining (oh, that Sean Connery!) but thin. However, these reviews lead me to believe that I will find the book quite absorbing. Thanks for the reviews!

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Summary: It's the best!
Review: This book is the best. I have never read anything so good in my life. In fact, I think this is the best book I have ever read, even after reading it for the 15th time. It's not generic at all. It's very specific and insightful. It's really interesting too. If I could write a better review, I would, but I can't. So instead, I am going to comment on the other reviews written here. They are all wrong! I am going to make fun of them -- they are dumb (oh, how witty) This book is really, really, good.

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Summary: amazement
Review: This book amazes me. It amazed me when I first read it, it amazes me ten years later. What also amazes me is that someone could use "The Alienist" as any thing other than the most base comparison to this book (although I'm sure Caleb Carr would be flattered)! This book is to "The Alienist" as the Pope is to a tax collector (to stay in the "rose" frame of reference, sort of).

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Summary: better than anything
Review: I think I couldn't call this a review. Better an opinion of a sincere reader. I read this book last night. I couldn't go to sleep before I come to the eend, and when I did, I wanted more. I was sorry I didn't read it before, and I was sorry I didn't know it was so good, so I can leave it for later, I don't know when, just later. I was thinking about all the books I ever read, and I realised that here they were, all in one great book. I wanted to be there, I wanted to be the writer of this book, but, with this english, I could be only the lousy reader, with a lousy comment on one great book. So that's it.

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Summary: This is not a review but...
Review: It's sad to see how people can be so destructive. Instead of wasting energy in putting others down, the individual below (who surprisingly wishes to remain anonymous) could have written a review of true substance.