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Paolo asked this question about Foucault’s Pendulum:
Is Foucault's Pendulum a difficult read?
Cassandra Kind of. It certainly took me ages - more than a week, and I had to keep stopping to read other books because it was too much. But it's certainly inte…moreKind of. It certainly took me ages - more than a week, and I had to keep stopping to read other books because it was too much. But it's certainly interesting, and you can kind of skim read some of the research, especially near the beginning.
I'm referring to the English translation, it could be different in other languages.(less)
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