Mystery
Historical fiction
Literary
Classics
2003
The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
Published in Spanish as El nombre de la rosa
The year is 1327. Franciscans in a wealthy Italian abbey are suspected of heresy, and Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate.
What it is
A crime, and the clues to solve it yourself · it gets under your skin
What happens in it
Whodunit
Closed setting
Books about books
How it feels
Before you pick it up
Is it for you?
It's for you if…
- you like guessing who did it before the end
- you love books about books
- you like a story shut inside one place
Maybe not if…
- you're after something comforting
- you read in bed right before sleeping
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