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Foucault's Pendulum

Book · Literary & classic fiction · 10 mentions · 3 subreddits · discussed in r/books, r/booksuggestions, r/horrorlit

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Pros

  • It's one of my favourite books, you just have to remember that Eco's thing is that people like this, conspiracy theorists, and religious nuts, and fascists, although they're dangerous, are both very silly, and very stupid. ... If you bea...
  • it's actually a pretty light and very funny book once you realise that you don't have to try to keep up with the things the crazy people are saying, they're crazy people, you shouldn't pay too much attention to them.
  • The novels that i already read and liked, were: Aegypt cycle by John Crowley, Jerusalem by Alan Moore, Illuminatus Trilogy, Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco...
  • Focault's Pendulum by him is not exactly a mystery book, but very interesting (history and conspiracy theories like Da Vinci Code).
  • You might give Umberto Eco’s *Foucault's Pendulum* a look. Reply: Love this one

Cons

  • I felt more or less similar - some parts were amusing and interesting, while other sections were rather dull. I mostly enjoyed it but wasn't overly impressed with its ending either.
  • This said, I think it’s an ok book, but not amazing. This is not high literature and it’s not a great page turner. So, it won’t please a reader who’s after deep character studies and it will confuse someone after an engrossing and fun book.
  • It's a tough read, incredibly dense and purposely full of a bunch of stuff that literally makes no sense. I definitely had some trouble getting through it but I reflect on it a lot. It's a book that's really stayed with me. ... That bein...
  • When I started reading, the first few chapters made me rethink. Should I DNF this book and move forward with other books. But then again I checked some Reddit posts saying it’s a good book. Which I wouldn’t deny. I continued, the book wa...

Sentiment

6 positive (60%) · 4 mixed (40%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +56% · raw score 60%

What redditors said (10 of 10)

I felt more or less similar - some parts were amusing and interesting, while other sections were rather dull. I mostly enjoyed it but wasn't overly impressed with its ending either.
mixed · u/F****x · r/books · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It's one of my favourite books, you just have to remember that Eco's thing is that people like this, conspiracy theorists, and religious nuts, and fascists, although they're dangerous, are both very silly, and very stupid. ... If you bear that in mind it's a very funny book.
positive · u/4****d · r/books · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
it's actually a pretty light and very funny book once you realise that you don't have to try to keep up with the things the crazy people are saying, they're crazy people, you shouldn't pay too much attention to them.
positive · u/4****d · r/books · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
The novels that i already read and liked, were: Aegypt cycle by John Crowley, Jerusalem by Alan Moore, Illuminatus Trilogy, Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco...
positive · u/h****o · r/booksuggestions · comment · Aug 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Focault's Pendulum by him is not exactly a mystery book, but very interesting (history and conspiracy theories like Da Vinci Code).
positive · u/a****a · r/books · comment · Aug 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
You might give Umberto Eco’s *Foucault's Pendulum* a look. Reply: Love this one
positive · u/D****7 · r/horrorlit · comment · Aug 9, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
This said, I think it’s an ok book, but not amazing. This is not high literature and it’s not a great page turner. So, it won’t please a reader who’s after deep character studies and it will confuse someone after an engrossing and fun book.
mixed · u/H****d · r/books · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
It's a tough read, incredibly dense and purposely full of a bunch of stuff that literally makes no sense. I definitely had some trouble getting through it but I reflect on it a lot. It's a book that's really stayed with me. ... That being said, as much as the book impacted me, it's one I'm hesitant to recommend to anyone else.
mixed · u/S****r · r/books · comment · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
When I started reading, the first few chapters made me rethink. Should I DNF this book and move forward with other books. But then again I checked some Reddit posts saying it’s a good book. Which I wouldn’t deny. I continued, the book was engrossing. And then it was like how the lines run through in an ECG/EKG of a dying person. So many up and downs only for it to fall into a flat line. As in the ending was just flat.
mixed · u/z****f · r/books · Jan 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
No. Read Foucault’s pendulum instead
positive · u/c****2 · r/booksuggestions · comment · Jan 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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