Numero Zero by Umberto Eco, Richard Dixon

Numero Zero

Umberto Eco, Richard Dixon

191 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction mystery challenging mysterious medium-paced

Description

It's 1992. Colonna is offered a fee he can’t refuse to ghostwrite a memoir. His subject, Braggadocio, is convinced that Mussolini’s corpse was a body double and part of a wider Fascist plot. When a body is found stabbed to death in a back alley, e...

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Community Reviews Summary of 130 reviews

Moods

mysterious 68%
challenging 45%
informative 36%
reflective 36%
funny 31%
tense 18%
dark 9%
adventurous 4%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 33%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Plot: 38% | A mix: 33% | Character: 23% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 81% | Yes: 13% | It's complicated: 4%

Loveable characters?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 81% | Yes: 18%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 47% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

2.85

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