A review by annushka79
Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco

5.0

The more time passes after I have read this book, the more I am in love with it. Initially, it seemed like an adventure, on par with The Da Vinci code but much more brainy. But now, I feel like it is a comment on human nature, on our constant ability to put things together and give birth to crazy conspiracy theories. "We did not know what we were until you told us what we were", one of the characters says in that book. And I think it is especially relevant today, where conspiracy theories have exploded all over the world. What is truth and what is just your imagination? The ending tells you the answer, but i only realized it after thinking about the book for a while.