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To: Blind Eye Jones
A couple that occur to me:

Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco
Finnegan's Wake - James Joyce
6 posted on 03/09/2007 11:26:38 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: AnotherUnixGeek


that's funny. I was thinking about Foucault's pendulum myself, except I didn't technically read it - not more than the first couple of chapters anyway, just couldn't get through it. And I did so enjoy the Name of the Rose


36 posted on 03/09/2007 11:47:01 PM PST by Mom MD (The scorn of fools is music to the ears of the wise)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco

I'm on page 50. I think you have freed me from the necessity of continuing.

42 posted on 03/09/2007 11:49:36 PM PST by Stentor
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

I just started that book and I was hoping it would get better. I guess not!


244 posted on 03/10/2007 7:02:26 AM PST by TX Bluebonnet
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Finnegan's Wake - James Joyce

ANYthing by James Joyce. I think his whole purpose was to write convoluted sentences.

That said, lawyers often, intentionally, write convoluted contracts; and those might even try Joyce.

314 posted on 03/10/2007 8:43:15 AM PST by bannie
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Gravity's Rainbow took a while to read. (Thomas Pynchon)


336 posted on 03/10/2007 9:20:46 AM PST by Cvengr
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Foucault's Pendulum - Umberto Eco

I absolutely agree.

397 posted on 03/10/2007 12:05:49 PM PST by McGavin999 ("Hard is not Hopeless" General Petraeus)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Foucault's Pendulum is one of my favorites. It is lucid, well written and clear compared to "The French Lieutenant's Woman".....


398 posted on 03/10/2007 12:06:07 PM PST by Cogadh na Sith (There's an open road from the cradle to the tomb.)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Will have to disagree with you on Foucault's Pendulum

That was one of my favorite reads of all time. Enough that I went and bought several other books Umberto Eco wrote...

471 posted on 03/10/2007 8:19:36 PM PST by Lloyd227 (and may God bless Oriana Fallaci)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek
Foucault's Pendulum

Absolutely right on. This book makes no sense.

526 posted on 03/11/2007 11:02:34 AM PDT by ExtremeUnction
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