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mk · 3616 days ago · link · · parent · post: 'bl00's Reviews #6: Godel Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter
Please, make it The Name of the Rose. Foucault's Pendulum is full of Eco showing off. As I said previously, GEB is art. If you don't dig the style, it makes for a very tough trip. There is a lot of plain old style in there. Also, he wrote it 35 years ago, and the book also carries a reputation. It's funny, I recall that when I bought my copy at a small bookstore in Portland, the cashier said something like: "Ah GEB, the book everyone buys, but no one reads". I remember being offended and replying "I am reading it." Maybe that's part of why I did. I was also 22 years old. I wonder how it would read now. The Gadfly is a nice quick read. minimum_wage I think you'd dig it. EDIT: I was at a rented cabin in August with that Kinkade over the mantel.