The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco with William Weaver (Translator)

560 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced
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A spectacular best seller and now a classic, The Name of the Rose catapulted Umberto Eco, an Italian professor of semiotics turned novelist, to international prominence. An erudite murder mystery set in a fourteenth-century monastery, it is not on...

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Community Reviews

3.97
based on 18,760 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 88%

challenging: 60%

reflective: 52%

dark: 51%

informative: 37%

adventurous: 33%

tense: 32%

funny: 10%

emotional: 7%

sad: 7%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 1%


Pace

1% of readers chose fast
28% of readers chose medium
70% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

51% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
6% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

16% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

38% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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