Baudolino Audiobook

" The weirdest thing happened with this book. I enjoyed the first half quite a lot, then disliked the second half so much I abandoned reading the novel when I had less than 100 pages left of it. Years later, I went back and read whatever was left. Probably the last book by Eco I'll ever go through, though I'm tempted to re-read "Foucault's Pendulum". "

" This caught me totally by surprise with how delightful it was - it wasn't until I'd yawned my way most of the way through it that all of a sudden it became the most gripping read ever, and had me mystified up until literally, the last page - that is my favorite type of entertainment, book or movie - the type that when the end comes, it smacks you upside the head and makes you regret not paying more attention the whole way thru. Kinda like life. "

" The first chapter gives you enough boost to go on reading. This is a novel that takes lying to another level. An epic adventure of the lame, cruel but so real. "

" It has its moments, but is also tedious and wanders without apparent direction, with loads of ungrounded details at times. Quit this one half way, as it wallowed. Eco has a wonderfully cynical take on human nature, but I couldn't stick with the vague direction. "

" I loved this book! As I read I kept wondering who could come up with this! And as as I read the last line I burst out laughing. Genius. "

" Really interesting so far! I cannot put it down! "

" I think this has taken close to a year for me to read. On the surface, it sounded like a fun adventure I'd devour in just a couple of days, but in reality, it was so pretenious that it took months to make myself slog through. "

" A phrase used to describe 'Foucault's Pendulum' also aptly describes 'Baudolino:' "endlessly diverting." It is at once fascinating history, bawdy farce, riveting mystery, and profound allegory. "

" First Umberto Eco book I've read... "

" maybe i was too stupid for this book, but i couldn't finish it. wasn't interested in trying to follow all the historical tangents. "

" Al final se puso mas interesante! el libro fue pesimo para mi gusto hasta la pagina 300.. de la 300 en adelante se puso interesante. El nombre de la Rosa fue muy superior para mi gusto y venia con expectativas muy altas que no fueron satisfechas. "

" This is the worst book I have ever read. "

" Umberto Eco is also one of my favorite authors. If I have to read fiction give me one of his books. "

" I think it was me, not the book. Sometimes you're just not in the right frame of mind for a book- I may try this again at a later date. I've read two other books by Eco and think the translations are almost poetic. "

" A mind trip and an amazing story. "

" About a time when common people were creating history. A lie is a good one if you believe in it. "

" I abandoned this book halfway through. I just couldn't get into it. I came up with excuse after excuse, reason after reason, to avoid reading it. It's not that it was bad, necessarily, it just wasn't a very compelling read. Life is short and there are too many other interesting books to read. "

" Reached a point where I could not tolerate his nonsense and the genral stupidity of the characters any more. "

" Unless you really like medieval debates on theology, ethics, science, etc. don't bother reading this. It's quite boring and most of the side characters were poorly created. Instead just ponder if lies can become truths, and how much you should believe a confessed expert liar. "

" Was too much. "

" As translated, Eco writes a dense but casual prose. The plot here is vastly amusing -- I loved learning about this aspect of the Crusades. "

" Viaggio meraviglioso nel mondo del Medio Evo "