(Pvt cpy)
I am putting this aside for now. HAve been listening to the audio book. The reader is one I like (he's read other Eco books), the writing is good, but my lack of Italian history is taking a toll. I also am jsut not that engaged in the main character(s). (Amnesia plays a large part in several of Eco's books, including this one.)

Another problem is that the copy of this that I was listening to was pretty damaged, and thus hunks of the story had to be skipped. I'll wait to find either a print copy or an undamaged audio version and relisten to disks 5&6 to catch up and fill in the blanks.