Bibliography, February 2011

Books Read (11)
BOTM - U.Eco, The Name of the Rose*

A. Adiga, The White TigerJ. Austen, Emma
J.G. Farrell, Troubles
A. MacCaffrey, Follow the Unicorn
J. Morris, Conundrum
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz
P.G. Wodehouse, Right ho, Jeeves
P.G. Wodehouse, The Code of the Woosters
P.G. Wodehouse, Joy in the Morning
P.G. Wodehouse, The mating season

Momentous. A reread book is BOTM. Pushed very close by Austerlitz, which was let down by the end, Eco's masterpiece stands well the test of time. In other news, as you can see, I've discovered Wodehouse in a big way. It's going to be expensive. I seem to have fallen into a pattern whereby I pretty much alternate a Jeeves novel with a serious one. The Code of the Woosters my favourite to date.

Anyway, Eco's most famous and best book stands the test of time triumphantly. It's complex, clever and dense. I read it first maybe 15 years ago, when my knowledge of medieval philosophy and theology was lacking. It is admittedly not much better now, but the limited extra knowledge does improve it. There is too much untranslated Latin, but this is a small caveat to a book that is simultaneously a good thriller, learned and profound.