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rslade
Apr 12, 2012
Umberto Eco is definitely erudite, but his books are a bit short on plot. He is definitely a "novelist," exploring ideas, but once you've read one, you've pretty much read them all: they go nowhere. I suppose the protagonist of this book does go somewhere, first from his hometown to a seige, and then to an island halfway round the world (pretty much literally), but although things do happen there is not much point to them. (Then he makes his imaginary evil twin do the same.)