Recommendations if you like Umberto Eco’s works

[Anonymous]

Anyone have any book recommendations if you like Umberto Ecos works? Just finished Foucault’s Pendulum.

[Anonymous]

Borges, Calvino, Pynchon

[Anonymous]

I like Eco a lot!

Found more than subtle shades of him in Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. More accessible read too.

[Anonymous]

I read all of Umberto's Eco's novels back in the 90s/2000s but he's a hard one to find similar books for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I read all of Umberto's Eco's novels back in the 90s/2000s but he's a hard one to find similar books for.

I agree. I wouldn't liken Calvino to Eco either. They were both Italian, but the connection ends there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have any book recommendations if you like Umberto Ecos works? Just finished Foucault’s Pendulum.

Thornton Wilder's prose may fit the bill.

[Anonymous]

I love Eco, but he's not exactly a read-alike. Maybe try Donna Tartt?

[Anonymous]

Don't get mad, but for just the "story" aspect it's Dan Brown.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't get mad, but for just the "story" aspect it's Dan Brown.

I think this is correct.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't get mad, but for just the "story" aspect it's Dan Brown.

I think I saw an interview once where he said Dan Brown was his bastard offspring.

There are some good suggestions here but question is whether you like the conspiracy theories, the intricate historical fiction, the post-modern style, etc.