“Did anyone else find it strange or confusing when the protagonist at the end justifies burning of libraries, equates thinking with arrogance, and so forth?”
“it's excellent...”
“excellent book....takes time to understand eco's style but if you like it, you want to read more of his work”
“My favorite book of all time. I love Umberto Eco style of writing.I read this 5 years ago when my friend lent me the book. The Name of the Rose is a Historical Whodunnit -a muder mystery set in an Italian monastery and the book is an excellent exposition of the scholastic method. ”
“Faith vs Knolwedge? It's a good question set up within the book, but I don't try to look into it too much, but rather to simply read and enjoy. I did, though it did make me think when I finished it. Faith is changed by knowledge, and knowledge is challenged by faith...in the end, no one won or lost, and the Knowledge of Good and Evil is broken down into too many gray areas for one to know who is ultimately to blame for it...but it's a great mystery that I wanted to figure out, and a wonderful read.”
“One of the better books i have ever read. i believe this is Eco's best book, better than his subsequent works. very well reaearched. ”
“tematica romanelor lui u.eco tinde spre notiuni planturoase, grave (crestinatate, punctul fix al puterii etc.)-in consonanta cu aceasta este si concluzia: "experientele celor simpli au rezultate salbatice si cu neputinta de controlat"-cinstita afirmatie .... mi-a placut ideea sacrificarii calugarilor pentru salvarea imaginii lui hristos in ochii posteritatii...poate fi considerata un fel de mantuire-rasplata(doar ca impartaseste acelasi scop, binele omenirii)”
“Don't compare Eco to Dan Brown. It's like comparing McDonald's food with Vitamin C. It shows only lack of education in literature and theory of literature. I, as a professor of literature, know the difference between high literature and best sellers. Dan Brow is nothing but a common best seller and like that, will never be taught in schools and Universities. You don't compare these two. Eco is a literary critic and theoretician of literature. I don't think he would be happy if somebody compared him to Dan Brown. Dan Brown is guy who searched the Internet and used attractive materials in intriguing story.”
