Echoes of Eco II: Foucault’s Pendulum – Parts 2 & 3

For my introductory thoughts as I began re-reading Foucault’s Pendulum, click here. We ended the short first part of the novel with Casuabon hiding in the periscope chamber, waiting for a mysterious event to happen in the museum. HERE BE SPOILERS… Hokhmah – the second Sephirot – embodying wisdom from nothingness! In part two ‘Hokhmah’, Read More

Echoes of Eco II: Foucault’s Pendulum – Introductory thoughts

My original plan for this readalong was to polish the book off in about 3 chunks in January. But, having started it this morning, having read the first short section of just 18 pages (in my old Picador edition), my mind is already reeling, so I think I’m going to extend into February, having a Read More

A plan for Jan – Echoes of Eco II – Re-reading Foucault’s Pendulum

Inspired by a recent read which mentioned the Knights Templar in passing, I’ve decided to set myself a little project for January, and you’re all welcome to join in.  Back in January 2019, I launched a project to re-read Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Rose over the month (here’s the final post in the series Read More