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Title: Don't bother
Review: What an appalling bore this book was. 500 pages of a guy on his own slowly losing his mind interspersed with stories about imaginary brothers, what it feels like to be a stone (15 pages, the historical significance of doves in Greek and Roman mythology and wondering endlessly about whether such and such a girl thinks the hero is nice. The lead protagonist is as wet as dishwater. And there is absolutely no pay back from this book. If you want to know about telling the time at sea then read Longitude and give this book a miss. I don't have anything against Mr Eco per se - I have read and enjoyed his books before but this is the most boring history book I have ever read. and the fact that it is dressed up as fiction doesn't do it any favours.
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