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Honestly, if I can't enjoy any part of the first 30-50 pages of a book...why should I continue? I never got all the way through it primarily because I was never "sucked in" like I have been with Eco's other novels. I'm not sure if it was the language used or the story itself which annoyed me...

Personally, I loved it...and it got me interested in all of Eco's novels. Baudolino was disappointing, however.. And...if you go for bizarre or esoteric mysteries where there is not necessarily a comforting resolution, you may be interested in Thomas Pynchon (V., Gravity's Rainbow, The...

I really enjoyed Motherless Brooklyn by Lethem. By Bradbury, I really recommend Death Is A Lonely Business, which also has two sequels...but the first was the best. It's an atypical Bradbury...a mystery. Also Green Shadows, White Whale was terrific...semi-autobiographical.

There are a few books I would recommend that are wildly different from each other but all appeal to my sense of mysterious and offbeat thrillers The Dark House - Sedgwick Two O'Clock Eastern War Time - John Dunning (Also Booked to Die) Death Is a Lonely Business - Ray Bradbury Unburied -...

I recommend: "Night of the Avenging Blowfish" and "Begin to Exit Here" by John Welter. Very funny, very subtle.

It's strange, but I recently realized I don't read many books by women. But I have just finished "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt and I really would love to see more from her. On my list: Ray Bradbury (though his output has waned considerably the past decade) Thomas Pynchon (though I'm...