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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna by Umberto Eco

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna

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The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna by Umberto Eco
  • Title: The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loanna
  • Author: Umberto Eco
  • Genre/Subject: Fiction
  • Publisher: Kindle
  • Number of pages:
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Finish date: 3/28/2020

Review:

An investigation of memory and how our lives and events are largely our own. A beautiful exposition of nostalgia and how it shapes our memories.

Very interesting to see war-time memories from an Axis country.

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How I discovered or acquired this book:

Noteworthy experiences while reading this book: Discovering that Kindle illustrations are horrible due to the compression

Check out author’s other books? Y

Recommend this book? To whom?

Ratings (1-10, 10 being exceptional):

  • Quality of writing – 9
  • Pace – 9
  • Plot development – 8
  • Characters – 8
  • Enjoyability – 9
  • Insightfulness – 9
  • Ease of reading – 8
  • Photos/illustrations – 9

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