Musical Ramble

[coalescent]

I love my friends page. Geneva reviews Iron Council. Dan champions a cause. Tim writes about who he is. Me, I'm going to go on about music for a bit, but you should read their posts first; they're better.

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[colours]

and finally finished The Name of the Rose.

Grr. How dare you finish it before me? :-p

[coalescent]

I like to live on the edge. :-p

[dfordoom]

And what did you think of "The Name of the Rose"? I liked it, but I have to say I thought "Foucault's Pendulum" was MUCH more fun!

[coalescent]

I enjoyed it, but it took a long while for me to get into it. I read it for instant_fanzine's book group, so I'll be making a full post about it there in the near future, probably next monday.

I haven't read Foucault's Pendulum (or The Island of the Day Before), but now probably will at some point.

[dfordoom]

If you enjoy conspiracy theories you'll just love "Foucault's Pendulum".

[ninebelow]

I wouldn't read The Island of the Day Before, I found it utterly tedious. I have yet to find anyone who liked the English version so I have my suspicions it is a poor translation.

I have Baudolino to read at some point, hopefully that's better.

[coalescent]

Foucault's Pendulum is the one I would have gone for first in any case--IIRC twic has read and rates it.

(...You know, I tried to make a post about something other than books. I really did. Bah.)

[rparvaaz]

(...You know, I tried to make a post about something other than books. I really did. Bah.)

But why? :)

[colours]

FP > tNotR >> tIotDB. B?

But then i like big tangly webs of interconnectedness, including^M especially conspiracy theories, which is what 'Foucault's Pendulum' is full of. 'The Name of the Rose' is perhaps more accessible (and William of Baskerville is my absolute hero - ISTR there are strong hints he's actually William of Ockham, obviously with a bit of Sherlock Holmes mixed in, and William of Ockham is the man). I'd say the story was better in Pendulum, but the texture is better in Rose.

I did quite like tIotDB, but it's nowhere near as good as the first two. Perhaps it should be read chapter by chapter, alternating with chapters from 'Longitude' ...

-- tom

PS Oh good god! I've only just realised (well, be informed) that the librarian, Jorge from Burgos is of course a Jorge Borges reference.

PPS Name of the Rose, Roslin chapel ... THINK ABOUT IT!!!

[coalescent]

William of Baskerville is my absolute hero

Word.

Oh good god! I've only just realised (well, be informed) that the librarian, Jorge from Burgos is of course a Jorge Borges reference.

Yeah. The bit at the end about the library being, to all practical purposes, the platonic library, is also quite neat. :)

[coalescent]

Remind me to remind you to check instant_fanzine on monday, so you can argue with me^M^M^M join in the discussion of the book.