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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic
Not a recommendation, but an achievement: just finished reading Foucault's Pendulum for the second time.
^ Bought this edition in 1990, because the book was much talked about on its release, but now, 30 years later, I have a much less charitable opinion of this over-long, over-indulgent and over-rated novel.
It's my theory that some novels survived because in the bad old pre-internet days people didn't have access to the instant entertainment that's available today. They had to "make do" with what they could find - rather like the way Victorians used to listen to each other playing the piano at home of an evening or, going furthur back, enjoying four-hours of eye-watering embroidery work while they waited for bedtime to come round. If so, I'd put this book in that category: imo it doesn't deliver much reward given the effort needed to work through its 650-odd pages. |
Talk about long (
winded) novels. Have you ever read Sarum? (aka Sarum: The Novel of England by Edward Rutherford) I was wondering if you did then what were your thoughts on it. Perhaps it's in the same category as
Foucault's Pendulum. It's a book my friend brings up from time to time, and I was curious how good/bad it is.
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Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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