The Name of the Rose
by Umberto Eco, Theodore Bikel
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Author: Theodore Bikel, Umberto EcoEdition: Audio Cassette
Audio: English (Published)
Format: Abridged, Audiobook, Bargain Price
Published: 1995-10-15
ISBN: N/A
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Book Reviews of The Name of the Rose
Book Review: Too many speeches, not enough focus on character & narrative flow
Summary: 2 Stars
2-1/2 stars. It obviously took much research and skill to write such a book in such a manner, but that doesn't mean its the most readable thing ever written. I can only go through so many speeches about whether laughter is good or evil and whether purposely not owning anything beyond the clothes on your back is good or evil before boredom sets in. The monastic setting of this book is fascinating and in addition to being very educational, technically the plot is action packed with a monk getting killed every day and a predecessor to the Sherlock Holmes & Watson team trying to figure out the mystery before the next death. Yet it manages to read like a dissertation on religion in the days of yore rather than an edge of your seat whodunnit, and that kept me from rounding up to 3 stars.
Summary of The Name of the Rose
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate. When his delicate mission is suddenly overshadowed by seven bizarre deaths, Brother William turns detective. He collects evidence, deciphers secret symbols and coded manuscripts, and digs into the eerie labyrinth of the abbey where extraordinary things are happening under the cover of night. A spectacular popular and critical success, "The Name of the Rose" is not only a narrative of a murder investigation but an astonishing chronicle of the Middle Ages.General Books
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