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Umberto Eco was wrong about nearly everything. The Name of the Rose is FRAUD

That whole story is implausible and never would have played ...
Jared Baumeister
  02/23/26


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Date: February 23rd, 2026 9:09 PM
Author: Jared Baumeister

That whole story is implausible and never would have played out that way IRL. It assumes everyone working the in the library is a fucking idiot, too. The only thing that's really accurate is that the abbey was giving respite to a heretic. That was real common back then and not a yuge deal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5837751&forum_id=2#49690570)