Picking one of these to read for August
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Chunkster challenge accepted.
Foucault's Pendulum | 
2 day holiday coming up, will I get through this book? Probably not all the way but so far I'm in!
Cottage cheese matzah meal pancakes #passover and happy Easter too!
Nothing like being ambushed by a couple of conspiracy theory co-workers on a Monday morning. 🙄🙄 #TooEarlyForBatshitCrazy
“I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.”
#QuotsyApr19 | 22: #Environment
📷: Made with Typorama
Three publishing employees concoct a conspiracy as a joke after reading manuscripts about occult conspiracy theories. They refer to their new conspiracy as The Plan & inadvertently draw the attention of #paranoid conspiracy theorists who take it seriously & believe they hold the key to the treasure of the Knights Templar. Eco's book has been called a cerebral DaVinci Code.
#AnglophileApril
@Mdargusch @Reviewsbylola @emilyhaldi @Cinfhen
so-soFinished at 3am in Hamburg Central Station McDonald‘s after a complicated snafu with flight times... not ideal reading conditions for a book this complicated.
I didn‘t adore this book but reading 3/4 of it in one day while trying to stay awake for a flight probably wasn‘t very fair to it. I loved the digressions about the nature of narrative, and Lia and C‘s relationship, but the plot was impossible to follow 🤷♀️
This German park might be the most restful reading spot I‘ve ever found!
Hamburg is so busy I‘m not getting any time to read at all! Crawling through Foucault‘s Pendulum in dribs and drabs... which isn‘t how it wants to be read I feel. Brief stop to recharge in McDonald‘s where I‘m fitting in a bit of reading, as the museum we wanna go to will have cheaper tickets if we wait an hour.
Back at the airport yet again! Squeezing a little reading in en route to Hamburg. Germany here I come 💛💛💛
Fangirl was like a lovely palette cleanser that put my brain back in the right place, and now I feel ready for something chunky and serious again. Curled up under my blanket with Umberto Eco for a long night working my way into this #chunkster
Tough read for a tough commute. I love working from the Milan office, but I am not used anymore to such a long ride to work. #tiredthursday #mounttbr #umbertone
Not really spring break up here. March break was last week for grade and high schools in Ontario and reading week is usually in February for universities. Anywho.
🌦️ Can't think of any.
✈️ Foucault's Pendulum.
🌿 Fiddle heads. With a lot of butter.
📖 Any book. Any book you are reading in March. Really, just read one! It's all good!
#weekendchat @CSeydel
My reading buddy and I are making great progress on this chilly afternoon.
#dog #readingbuddy #hejustwantsmyblanket
Whew, I finally finished the absolute #tome that is From Hell, now it's time for...
Um...
Hah, haha, uh, my finished list for February is going to be about three books long, *maybe.*
A captivating novel but very difficult to read! I have discovered a Wikipedia page listing all the obscure words and names in the novel which is very helpful..
1. Well, it's not the biggest book in terms of page number (it only has 627), but it sure feels like it! Dense book, hard slog, worth it.
2. Smaller usually
3. Strong with milk and honey
4. "Night on Glacier Bay" herbal from Butterfly Herbs
5. In bed
6. Always loved reading, but the obsession started with the Chronicles of Narnia!
@Jenni_Capps
pickI read this once, a long time ago now. I hadn‘t read him before, hadn‘t discovered my own love for semantics or semiotics: all I knew is the cover looked cool and the writing style intrigued me.
I read it in a day. All of it. Woke up thinking I‘d get a chapter in, called in sick, barely remembered to eat. By the end I was as frazzled and unsure of reality as the protagonists were, and it was amazing. Eco at his playful, insane best. #rainydayread
pickIf you want an easy, uplifting story, do not read this book. If you want to read a book about three men who begin to play with the words, ideas, and theories surrounding the Templars to an obsessive level only to become consumed by the power of the Plan, then read this book. Lia is my hero.
Earlier in the year, enjoying some wine and figuring out the mysteries of Foucault's Pendulum so that I can #Ruletheworld 😼 #junetunz @Cinfhen
pick5/5 If you're in the middle of this and wondering, 'is wandering through this seemingly endless secret history lesson really worth it by the end?', the answer is yes. The payoff is memorable to say the least and it's got a hell of a denouement. But the whole thing is good- even the rabbit holes and lengthy discussions put you in the same headspace as the protagonists- after awhile you start to become complicit in their growing obsession.
Taking the plunge. If you don't hear from me in a month, send help.
I believe that what we become depends on what our fathers teach us at odd moments, when they aren't trying to teach us. We are formed by little scraps of wisdom.
You guys! This. Is. Amazeballs! http://www.openculture.com/2017/03/watch-umberto-eco-walk-through-his-immense-pr...
About to start my next #LitsyReadingChallenge book. #LRC15 #translated
Some duplicates in paper format (in Slovenian and English) ...but I will not share with you how much duplicates I have in paper and e form, because I'm embarrassed. One more thing - now I have some books in the triple format, due to the audiobooks and this goes on the #blameitonlitsy account!
#seasonsreadings #multiplecopies
I'm slowly going through Foucault's Pendulum. I really enjoy it but it's the kind of book you don't want to rush. And it was also nice to take break while touring in Northern Territories- Australia
I'm slowly going through Foucault's Pendulum. I really enjoy it but it's the kind of book you don't want to rush. And it was also nice to take break while touring in Northern Territories- Australia
pickSomehow I've ended up on a bit of a conspiracy kick between this and the podcast Tanis and a book club discussion last night that included The Da Vinci Code. I found this book surprisingly propulsive considering that it consists almost entirely of info dumps and is over six hundred pages long. The Name of the Rose is more accessible for sure.
Humbled by the power of nature and the power of literature
#umbertoeco #ubirr #australia
I've just started this one and I have to admit, it's not an easy read! But I'm now over the 100th page and the book is slowly coming together... It's been a while since I haven't had a proper challenging read. And I'm loving it! What about you? Any difficult read for you at the moment?
"... Why are pyramids found on both sides of the Atlantic?"
"Because it's easier to build pyramids than spheres. Because the wind produces dunes in the shape of pyramids and not in the shape of the Parthenon."
"I hate the spirit of the Enlightenment," Diotallevi said.
"'What was the Catholic Church?' a Martian historian in the year 3000 might ask. 'The people who got themselves thrown to the lions or the ones who killed heretics?' All of the above."
I would be lying if I told you I completely understood this book & could explain it to you. But that didn't stop me from loving it.
