The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

The Name of the Rose

Umberto Eco with William Weaver (Translator)

fiction historical mystery challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

560 pages | first published 1980

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A spectacular best seller and now a classic, The Name of the Rose catapulted Umberto Eco, an Italian professor of semiotics turned novelist, to international prominence. An erudite murder mystery set in a fourteenth-century monastery, it is not on...
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Moods

mysterious 88%
challenging 59%
dark 53%
reflective 51%
informative 34%
tense 33%
adventurous 32%
sad 6%
emotional 5%
funny 5%
inspiring 4%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 51% | A mix: 39% | Character: 7% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 44% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 31% | No: 25% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 77% | Yes: 11% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 40% | No: 34% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 2%

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3.93

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