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ermingardenSlowly catching up on the book meme...
9. A book that reminds you of someone
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco is my mother's favorite novel, and one of mine as well.
The Name of the Rose is a murder mystery set – with incredible attention to detail – in a Benedictine monastery in Italy in 1327. This is a time and place of significant turmoil; tensions around the relationship between the sacred and the secular, and the dangers of religious certainty, are everywhere.
As is always the case with Eco, there is much more going on than is obvious on the surface. You could never doubt that Eco is a semiotician; the novel constantly explores the idea of signs and what they do (and do not) signify. Literary, philosophical, and theological allusions permeate the novel, but the reader's enjoyment doesn't depend on catching the references; they just add an additional layer. Every time I read The Name of the Rose, I notice countless things I never have before.
Eco's characters – especially the narrator, Adso – are well-developed, and the story is often intensely emotional. I've cried reading it.
My mom and I often have very different tastes, so it's great to have something we both love so much.
The remaining questions:
10. A book that belongs to a specific time in your mind, caught in amber
11. A book that came to you at exactly the right time
12. A book that came to you at the wrong time
13. A book with a premise you'd never seen before quite like that
14. A book balanced on a knife edge
15. A snuffed candle of a book
16. A book you'd take with you while you were being ferried on dark underground rivers
17. A book that taught you something about yourself
18. A book that went after its premise like an explosion
19. A book that started a pilgrimage
20. A frigid ice bath of a book
21. A warm blanket of a book
22. A book written into your psyche
23. A book that made you bleed
24. A book that asked a question you've never had an answer to
25. A book that answered a question you never asked
26. A book you recommend but cannot love
27. A book you love but cannot recommend
28. A book you adore that people are surprised by
29. A book you detest that people are surprised by
30. A book that led you home
9. A book that reminds you of someone
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco is my mother's favorite novel, and one of mine as well.
The Name of the Rose is a murder mystery set – with incredible attention to detail – in a Benedictine monastery in Italy in 1327. This is a time and place of significant turmoil; tensions around the relationship between the sacred and the secular, and the dangers of religious certainty, are everywhere.
As is always the case with Eco, there is much more going on than is obvious on the surface. You could never doubt that Eco is a semiotician; the novel constantly explores the idea of signs and what they do (and do not) signify. Literary, philosophical, and theological allusions permeate the novel, but the reader's enjoyment doesn't depend on catching the references; they just add an additional layer. Every time I read The Name of the Rose, I notice countless things I never have before.
Eco's characters – especially the narrator, Adso – are well-developed, and the story is often intensely emotional. I've cried reading it.
My mom and I often have very different tastes, so it's great to have something we both love so much.
The remaining questions:
10. A book that belongs to a specific time in your mind, caught in amber
11. A book that came to you at exactly the right time
12. A book that came to you at the wrong time
13. A book with a premise you'd never seen before quite like that
14. A book balanced on a knife edge
15. A snuffed candle of a book
16. A book you'd take with you while you were being ferried on dark underground rivers
17. A book that taught you something about yourself
18. A book that went after its premise like an explosion
19. A book that started a pilgrimage
20. A frigid ice bath of a book
21. A warm blanket of a book
22. A book written into your psyche
23. A book that made you bleed
24. A book that asked a question you've never had an answer to
25. A book that answered a question you never asked
26. A book you recommend but cannot love
27. A book you love but cannot recommend
28. A book you adore that people are surprised by
29. A book you detest that people are surprised by
30. A book that led you home
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