![]() ![]() This presupposes the popes before him were bad.” “But it’s like calling John XXIII the Good Pope. All the language is flat and it is almost impossible to discern one character from another. This is especially noticeable in the dialog. It almost seemed like someone plugged the text into Google Translate which then spit out a translation void of nuance. Personally, I thought the translation was very weak. There is one criticism about this book, though, which I should probably get out of the way first. There are lots of references that probably would have meant more to me if I was better versed in Italian history, but that did not detract from the book in any way. This is a story about a newspaper in Milan that stumbles upon a conspiracy that may connect Mussolini with the Vatican, and suggests that Mussolini’s death was fake. Still, it is classic Eco, steeped in conspiracy and social commentary, with ample references to history and literature. It’s a short novel and fairly easy to read-not nearly as challenging as some of his other books. It is his most recent book, and sadly, his last one. As a result of the recent passing of Umberto Eco, I decided to bump this book up on my reading list. ![]()
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