Oliver Kann answers “Is Foucault's Pendulum a difficult read?”

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Is Foucault's Pendulum a difficult read?

Oliver Kann The first 5 or 10 % is. But let this part not scare you too much.
At first you can’t comprehend what all this information is needed for. It’s some sor…moreThe first 5 or 10 % is. But let this part not scare you too much.
At first you can’t comprehend what all this information is needed for. It’s some sort of introduction to the story and its theme. Actually it is not that hard to read as many parts from “Ulysses” or “In search of lost time”…Anyway, after this part the book gets easier to read.
But one more thing, the book contains a lot of historical material which could be difficult or a bit boring to read. Again though, it is as lightly presented as it is possible to present the historical material.
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