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> I was there alone recently, and I felt like a character in a Dan Brown novel. A subtle nod, given that Brown's novels serve as a kind of poor man's Foucoult'
by RyanMcGreal 17y ago
> I was there alone recently, and I felt like a character in a Dan Brown novel.
A subtle nod, given that Brown's novels serve as a kind of poor man's Foucoult's Pendulum.
- flatline 17y agoDa Vinci code in particular. I liked this quote better though: > I like lists for the same reason other people like football or pedophilia. People have their preferences.
- danteembermage 17y agoI like that he is almost deferential to him; a huge portion of his readers are Da Vinci Code folks looking for more and I think people are often petty about these sorts of things.
- mahmud 17y agoThe intersection between Ecco readers and the Dan Brown crowd, imo, is phi.
- growt 17y agoEcco makes shoes btw, so the intersection might be indeed quite small ;)
- pc 17y agoThey're spelled "Foucault" (ggp) and "Eco".
- RyanMcGreal 17y ago> They're spelled "Foucault" Oops. Now it's too late to edit my comment.
- murr 17y agoI always thought that Focault's Pendulum was a kind of highbrow Illuminatus! Trilogy
- eru 17y agoI did not find the Pendulum more highbrow than the Trilogy.
- limist 17y agoEco does not seem to think all that highly of Dan Brown: see this essay on his personal website: http://www.umbertoeco.com/en/about-god-and-dan-brown.html http://www.umbertoeco.com/en/about-god-and-dan-brown.html