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I didn't like The Name of Rose by the same author (I'm not a fan of the mystery genre so the murder investigation was boring to me), but I have a passion for historical novels. Do you think I will enjoy Baudolino more? And what about Foucault's Pendulum (for those who have read it)?

Luca Piccardi Baudolino is a very different book both from the Name of the Rose and Faucault's Pendulum, Baudolino is an historical novel in the form of a diary, Fa…moreBaudolino is a very different book both from the Name of the Rose and Faucault's Pendulum, Baudolino is an historical novel in the form of a diary, Faulcoult's Pendulum is set in italy's 1970's era, and is quite intense to read, as it refers to many misticisms and folklore and a twisted (or non canonic) view of religion. of the 3 books you mentioned Bausolino is the easiest to approach. I think you will enjoy it (I enjoyed the 3 but with faucaul't pendulum I had to have an encyclopedia by my side to check half of the things he was describing, so it was more of a research then the sheer enjoyment of a novel) =)(less)

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Kumari de Silva I thought it was more of a picaresque than a mystery novel, although it was both

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