yeah i read it years ago, it is quite different if i remeber correctly (had alot of swearing aswell, which was nice). speaking of films not following the books, i read a few of the 007 books as a kid, and one or two were nothing like the film with the same name, completely different stories.
If you like The Name of the Rose, I'd recommend Foucault's Pendulum as well, also by Umberto Eco. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345368754/002-0270041-6460878?v=glance&n=283155 I found it a little more accessible than 'Rose' and enjoyed it more than DaVinci Code. Haven't seen the movie yet but probably will later this…
[ QUOTE ] I'm not touching The Name Of The Rose for now, in school we had to perform the play with the entire class and I don't like being reminded of that. [/ QUOTE ] I'm baffled how anyone could have produced a movie of the book let alone a play. I just can't see how a movie could ever do the book justice. There is so…
I'm not touching The Name Of The Rose for now, in school we had to perform the play with the entire class and I don't like being reminded of that. Never mind that I probably won't be able to stop thinking of our class furry (he played the friar's sidekick) speaking in a badly imitated french accent when hearing the book's…
[ QUOTE ] If you like The Name of the Rose, I'd recommend Foucault's Pendulum as well, also by Umberto Eco. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345368754/002-0270041-6460878?v=glance&n=283155 I found it a little more accessible than 'Rose' and enjoyed it more than DaVinci Code. Haven't seen the movie yet but probably will…
[ QUOTE ] Suppose that could be true. Dunno, I read it before it became popular, and was one of the only people that read in my school at the time. [/ QUOTE ] Probably why most people these days have such shocking taste in books. Nobody reads enough to know what a good book is. Try The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco.…