Journal Entry 1 by JeepACV from Baltimore, Maryland USA on Sunday, August 29, 2004

From Library Journal
"Eco, an Italian philosopher and best-selling novelist, is a great polymathic fabulist in the tradition of Swift, Voltaire, Joyce, and Borges. The Name of the Rose, which sold 50 million copies worldwide, is an experimental medieval whodunit set in a monastic library. In 1327, Brother William of Baskerville arrives to investigate heresy among the monks in an Italian abbey; a series of bizarre murders overshadows the mission. Within the mystery is a tale of books, librarians, patrons, censorship, and the search for truth in a period of tension between the Papacy and the Holy Roman Empire. The book became a hit despite some obscure passages and allusions. "

offered to karendawn when finished since she sent me Foucault's Pendulum
 

Journal Entry 2 by JeepACV at Mailed to another Bookcrossing member in N/A, A RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, November 09, 2004

Released on Tuesday, November 09, 2004 at about 1:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at Mailed to another Bookcrossing member in N/A, A RABCK Controlled Releases.

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shipped on to karendawn today via media mail

Enjoy! 

Journal Entry 3 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Thursday, November 18, 2004

The book arrived today. Thank you! 

Journal Entry 4 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Friday, March 04, 2005

I'm slowly making my way through this book (I just don't have much time to read outside of studying this semester), but I came across a sentence I really like and want to remember, so I am writing it here:

"Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but also of knowing what we could do and perhaps should not do." (p. 110) 

Journal Entry 5 by karendawn from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Monday, March 28, 2005

Finished the book last night. Overall, I think I liked it a little better than Foucault's Pendulum (perhaps because this one was a little easier to follow).

Although this book contained a lot of church history that at times was hard to follow, I enjoyed reading it and trying to solve the mystery along with William and Adso. I was also happy to be able to practice my Latin. I was too lazy to look up unknown words in the dictionary, but I usually could figure out the basic meanings and sometimes I even had a complete translation. Very exciting!

And I don't want to give anything away, but the medievalist within me cringed with what happens to the library in the end. 

Journal Entry 6 by karendawn at on Saturday, April 30, 2005

Released 6 yrs ago (4/30/2005 UTC) at

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off to Kyrissaean who picked this up in YBS#3 on the BookRelay forums. 

Journal Entry 7 by Kyrissaean from Littleton, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, May 05, 2005

It arrived today! Thanks so much, karendawn! This should be interesting.... I studied a lot of European history in college -- this may be a double blast from the past for me. :)


***reserved for indygo88 after reading*** 

Journal Entry 8 by Kyrissaean from Littleton, New Hampshire USA on Thursday, January 04, 2007

I tried and I am just not getting into this at the moment. I really like the idea behind the book though so I'm just going to put this down as a book to keep in mind for the future. And this copy is heading back to the town it came from, this time to indygo88!

Oh and indygo, funny little thing as I was addressing envelopes. I'm also mailing out something to my grandparents, the Thompsons, whose house number just happens to be 1817 -- and they live near the corner where their street intersects with King St. I had to recheck everything to make sure I didn't get them all jumbled up! 

Journal Entry 9 by indygo88 from Lafayette, Indiana USA on Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Whoa -- what a weird coincidence, Kyrissaean! Almost eerie! Maybe it's a sign.... (of what, I have no idea...LOL!)

Thanks for this one! Looks like it's a well-worn copy. For now, it's off to the Mount!