Oh, and you'll need a comprehensive Encyclopaedia, not a dictionary. I sat with my GPRS enabled cellphone and Googled everything I didn't understand whilst reading Foucault's Pendulum! Awesome review. I think I'll have to look it up. I've read Angels&Demons and Deception Point. I haven't read the De Vinci Code yet because Dan Brown just doesn't really do anything for me. I'm happy to know that there are authors who write in the same themes and do it well.Shahil said:Just read Foucault's Pendulum about a month ago. Amazing book - a real heavy read though.
As with comparisons to The Da Vinci Code goes, the Dan Brown book is like a kids book compared to Eco's book. Sure, both talk about the Templars, but Eco's goes so much more deeper into the legends and myths.
The book is extremely rich in detail and you can see Eco has done some proper homework before putting pen to paper. Yes, a lot of the facts presented might be contested by scholars but on the whole, it's a solid piece of writing with much fewer eccentricities than Brown's novel.
Also, the book has a much better storyline than Brown's book. After I read it, I felt good and that I accomplished something. The story was awesome and I felt that at the end, I actually did something worthwhile.
With Brown's book; yes, I was fascinated by it but after Googling for an hour or two after I'd read the book, the book is not such a miraculous novel as I once thought it was.
If you have the time (and more importantly, the patience) read Foucualt's Pendulum. It is a MUCH MUCH better book than The Da Vinci Code. And if you do intend reading both books, read The Da Vinci Code first
Maybe I will try them after allAnttech said:
Are you kidding? In Angels & Demons he didn't even refer at all to the real history of the Illuminati and only barely touched on the more dubious conspiracy theory histories. Most of it he just made up. The funiest part is that the Illuminati was disbanded by the Jesuits yet Brown takes you to Vatican City and somehow fails to ever mention the Jesuits.Anttech said:
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Foucault's Pendulum is a scientific demonstration of the Earth's rotation. It consists of a long pendulum suspended from a fixed point that swings back and forth in a straight line while the Earth rotates beneath it.
The Da Vinci Code, a novel by Dan Brown, mentions Foucault's Pendulum as a tool used by the Knights Templar to communicate secret messages. However, this is simply a fictional plot device and has no basis in reality.
While both Foucault's Pendulum and the Da Vinci Code involve the Knights Templar, they are very different in their approach to the subject. Foucault's Pendulum is a scientific experiment, while the Da Vinci Code is a work of fiction filled with historical inaccuracies and conspiracies.
Foucault's Pendulum and the Da Vinci Code are often compared because they both involve the Knights Templar and their supposed involvement in secret societies and hidden messages. However, as mentioned before, the two are vastly different in their approach and purpose.
Scientists have criticized the Da Vinci Code for its inaccurate portrayal of Foucault's Pendulum. The novel suggests that the pendulum's motion can be controlled and used to send messages, which goes against the laws of physics and the actual purpose of the pendulum as a demonstration of the Earth's rotation.