The Name of the Rose

The Name of the Rose was a tough, tough read. The prose is very dense, often archaic, and interspersed with an alarming amount of untranslated Latin. I found the mystery at its center to be very compelling, as well as the themes undergirding the book's conflicts. It's as beautiful and labyrinthine as the abbey where its events take place, and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a book to get immersed in.