Sephia
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I don't know about that.... I've read DVC twice, and may rereread it. I enjoy the story, and it's funny how "the Teacher"'s true ID is foreshadowed, but I couldn't get it the 1st time. WHile Eco's work is certainly richer, I am not sure I enjoyed the reading enough to reread it. I am glad I read it, definitely, but the thought of rereading it brings out my lazy side...
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Dazzle
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I read Eco's Baudolino recently and, although it is a great yarn, I wasn't too hot on the subject matter.
Today, while browsing borders I spotted two books the content of which were important formerly to the book and latterly to the title character: The Realm of Prester John and Hypatia of Alexandria.
Within a few pages of reading The Realm of Prester John I was suddenly aware of what I'd been missing from the first read and, given time, will return to read it again knowing that I'll understand more of what Eco is talking/arguing about.
It will be good to return to Foucault's Pendulum too but I'm probably going to be looking around for literature on the Compte de Saint-Germain in the next year. I've already ordered the Corpus Hermeticum through Amazon, and I'll eventually get around to my own attempts to translate all the other language too.
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poia
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actually, I liked Foucault's Pendulum even better the 2nd time... I didn't rush like the first time, so I had the pleasure to savor it...
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RoseyORyan
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Hey You Guys!
All good posts. Sharp as Jack the Ripper's knives the lot of you. I look forward to further cut n' thrust on this site. Hey, do you think this 'internet thing' was one of LDV's lost ideas? Emm...
As Ever,
Rosey O'Ryan
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Dazzle
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Just the gay porn sites. 
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AAnnAArchy
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Loc: Las Vegas
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Hey, he called it erotica.
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RoseyORyan
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Hey Daz,
When will you be ready to publish the extraordinary adventures and thinking of the Comte. I saw him only the other day as a guide at Rosslyn! He gave me the Secret Sign...it had to be him! Or maybe his cousin, Count Dracula?
Rosey :-)
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Belbo
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Foucault's Pendulum is one of the best - if not the - conspiracy novel. It's template, that of the Sefirah is a fitting, yet contrasting, template. I love it.
I agree about this, maybe just becouse I love the historical threads. I like to discover that something I have read in fictional story aktually exist. Like Bacons New Atlantis or google around and finding that the Rosencreutz has actually some bizarr homepages and they are writing about Swedenborg and pointing at similarius between science and magic.
But what I also like is the fact that he says: Dont believe me, but watch out for the maniacs out there.
Iīm reading it again, itīs easier to concentrate on the plott the second time as someone did write before.
Compered to DVC. Itīs two kinds of book with two reason to read or write them. DVS is supposed to be read by a wider group of people, not everyone have the urge to speculate and search for more information, but if you want to you can do that to. You are not expected to any speciell knowledge either, but itīs fun to have.
Foucaults pendelum are expecting some knowledge before, and the most important: interest about history, philosophy, cults, science, religion.
Itīs hard to introduce just anyone to it, if you think itīs a vaste of time to know anything about these things, you not are going to finish the beginning page of the book.
I think itīs worth patience, itīs one of my favorite books.
Luckily itīs finally comming in translating this autum, and I can buy it. Libraries is nice institutions, but they allways want the books back...
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Young
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Hello All,
this is my first post.
I read Foucault's Pendulum long before Dan Brown's DaVinci Code. I must admit I enjoyed both reads immensely, but Eco's novel is superior by far, imho.
What Eco does with established/accepted history is impeccable (Baudolino is another excellent novel by Eco where the reader is treated with, among many other plesantries, a 're-interpretation' and 'bricolage' of history.
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Dazzle
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Quote:
Young said:
Hello All,
this is my first post.
I read Foucault's Pendulum long before Dan Brown's DaVinci Code. I must admit I enjoyed both reads immensely, but Eco's novel is superior by far, imho.
What Eco does with established/accepted history is impeccable (Baudolino is another excellent novel by Eco where the reader is treated with, among many other plesantries, a 're-interpretation' and 'bricolage' of history.
What was it about The Da Vinci Code that you enjoyed?
Also, Baudolino is a great book - it's a pity that many don't appreciate that. 
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