Postscript to the Name of the Rose

Welp I did have criticisms of this book, but then I read Eco's justification for them and I agree with him.

But still.

The infodumps were tedious, although I recognise it's probably necessary for context if medieval history isn't your thing. They were my main problem with the story.

The indiscriminate Latin? Lovely. I am glad I waited to have a basic grasp of Latin before tackling this book; although it wouldn't have made any difference to my understanding of the story, it was nice to know what was going on without having to stop and look it up.

And the (spoiler-free) ending that makes the whole story slot neatly into could-have-happened historical fiction territory? Nicely done.