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Umberto Eco
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Thoughts on him?

I'll get my hands on "The Name of the Rose" in a few days. Is that a good place to start?
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>>7878071
Yeah it's fine. Then read Foucault's Pendulum or save it for last. It's his best work and very personal.
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He's the Italian Dan Brown.
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>>7878074
Dan Brown is italian him
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>>7878074
Or Dan Brown is the poor man's Umberto Eco
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Eco most "easy" and "narrative" book.

>>7878074
i don't like Eco, he was an arrogant spin doctors but hell...he have imported tha semiotic in italy, he passed an entire life on the books.
compare with Dan Brown is like to compare a chocolate cupcake with a smoky turds.
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Dan Brown is new black. I read a book yesterday that talk about Dan Brown. Crazy!
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>>7878071
if you're a /pol/tard start with The Prague Cemetery. you'll love it. it won't make you rage at all.

pic unrelated
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A leftist
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>>7878071
He seemed to be against anti Semitism. So not my cup of tea.
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>>7878071
Name of the Rose is a fun book. I don't know anything else about him.
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>>7878071
this nigga look like a decemberist
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>>7878259
The is no legitimate reason to hate Jews for being Jewish
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Baudolino > Foucault's Pendulum > Name of the Rose > Island of the day before > Prague Cemetery >>>>> Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

is my subjective preference of his books, Baudolino being the most fun
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>>7878427
yeah right
nice try, Chaim
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>>7878440 knows what's up.
Baudolino is GOAT.

What made Loana so terrible? Haven't gotten round to it yet.
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