A review by bennought
The Prague Cemetery by Umberto Eco

3.0

The history in this book is absolutely fascinating: Garibaldi-era Italy, the 1848 revolutions, the fall of Napoleon III, and the ridiculous beliefs/fears about Masons, Jews, and Satanists throughout the 19th century. But, I found the story itself often a bit too erratic and, while I do think that Eco is a marvellous writer, the writing style of this book was often a bit too... eccentric, for lack of a better word. The book did get better as time went on, and there were definitely portions of if where I was absolutely riveted; but there were too many sections where I was bored or annoyed to warrant a higher rating.