Why is it so empty ?

because he is writing as an academic.

he is able to add a bunch of nuances and interesting subjects shrouded in tidbits of fun facts and semiotics but it's lacking because he's not an "artist"

i only read this and Foucault's Pendulum and thought, yeaup okay that happened

>>8890007
>Foucault's Pendulum
I had the hardest time ploughing through this book and thought it rather pretentieus, now a few years later I still commonly encouter references used in the book in daily life.

>>8890081
it's a pretty fun read in the same way, say, sit-coms and summer blockbusters are entertaining.

Mindless drivel but fun.

>>8890007
It isn't, you just aren't getting the full impact for whatever reason. Maybe try a bit of Borges first, then come back to it.

>>8890105
does eco have a fuck ton of really good short stories too?

I've read borges in the original spanish and translated english and can say it is much better in spanish

is eco like a bagillion fajillion times better in italian? . . . i can't read italian

>>8890105
>for whatever reason
This intrigues me. Why would that be ? Any ideas on that ?

>>8890105
sorry, also, which bit of Borges ?

>>8890143
Not him but Labyrinths and the Aleph

>>8890134
He's not. The book's boring and pretentious in every language

>>8890567
I don't think it has been boring. I was just expecting it to be more thought inducing. I am a bit disappointed with it, but it could be my fault.

>the ribbit invasion is getting so bad that eco is considered pretentious now

wew

>>8890007
I thought it was pretty informative but I really enjoyed all the bits about the debate on poverty and Fra Dolcino and other heretics. And I liked the murder mystery as well.

>empty
What does it even mean, other than your inability to be articulate?

I thought the name of the rose was great and not really overbearing.

Is Foucault's pendulum worthwhile? The premise sounds great but I read that it is some sort of extreme mind dump for eco.

>>8890796
not really, foucault's pendulum is in many ways the superior work (though with less of a focus on overtly "/lit/" topics and moreso on /x/-esque things. it's very concise despite its length.

a true eco minddump wouldve been 100k pages long

It's good you faggot. It's a treat to have someone writing genre fic for people who like literature.