The Mrs and I are taking a holiday in a few weeks (yes, we're staying in New York State!). As per our habit, we like to buy a book each to bring with on vacation to read on planes and poolsides. This provided me with the perfect excuse to pick up Umberto Eco's latest novel, while the Mrs picked up another edition from the Jean Plaidy series.
So, we ordered our two book on Monday evening. We qualified for Free Shipping, which was fine, since we did not "need" them for another few weeks. Lo and behold, guess what arrived in today's [sic.] mail...a box with the amazon.com smirk on the side containing our two books. That's free shipping and 36 hour delivery! Ironically, our FedEx and UPS drivers don't deliver to our road until late in the day, so amazon.com and snail mail actually beat them.
Back to Eco. Readers of his novels (and you should be one) note that extensive notes and annotations are common for his works. Interestingly, his latest novel now has an accompanying wiki. Why a wiki? Quote:
he MFoQL Project is an attempt to use Wiki technology to create a thorough and accurate set of annotations to Umberto Eco's latest novel. Anyone is free to add or modify entries. The project was begun by Erik Ketzan, who writes and edits for The Modern Word, the web's most extensive resource on Umberto Eco and his writings.
This is fantastic. I'm going to check the wiki as I go along in the novel. This is a great way to deepen one's understanding of the novel through the collective wisdom of its readers. I wonder if there are wikis associated with other books? A wiki covering the Bible, for instance?
Yup. Over 40 wikis on Wikispaces.com alone covering the Bible. Very interesting...
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