Did I tell you already? I'm not sure... I'm reading Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco. I'm actually almost at the end of it. As usual, I have been surprised by Eco's literary ability, he really demonstrates great depth of characterisation in his novels. His background research is also meticulous, as is his ability to tie seemingly unrelated subjects together with great ease.
Bizzarely enough, as you may have noticed, I have a slight interest in the Knights Templar, among other subjects, but I hadn't realised this book would focus on them to such an extent, so I have been pleasantly surprised. It actually deals with just about every secret or open society, you can think of. Add in a splash of European History and some dazzling characters, and you have a wonderful story. I hope the ending is going to be everything it's building up to be, not like "The Island Of the Day Before", which although superbly written, had a rather anti-climax of an ending.
So now I have another four books remaining to be read, the remainder of my literary purchases from during College time. I wasn't able to read them then, because the workload was just far too intense. Anyone who says their Degree was easy, is either:
I'm none of those unfortunately, so I had to work my ass off. These are the booking awaiting a read from my dusty bookcase:
Seems eclectic at first glance, but when I look again at the list I can see a common thread, but perhaps that's just my mindset right now from reading Foucault's Pendulum!
