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Title: Read a philosophy book
Review: If you are interested in Philosophy, History or Linguistics, buy a textbook, read an original or enroll in a course. If you want to read an engaging novel, stay away from this book. Sure it is well written and scholarly, but the one reason I could see for someone enjoying it is vanity. One must feel scholarly himself reading a thick novel from Eco. The truth is that the scattered gems throughout the book do not provide enough substance to make it stand as a treatise of medieval philosophy, linguistics or history.I have recently bought Baudolino, and I am still gathering the courage to give Mr. Eco another shot.
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