Ertai, yes Werther is fantastic; dripping with pathos and nevertheless it touches you deeply and it tells a story everybody can relate to (as your 'best friend/boyfriend' story demonstrates). Did you know that when the book was published, a whole Werther-trend broke loose! Young men started wearing the exact same clothes as described in the book, talking like Werther and some of them actually killed themselves after his example. In later editions, the book therefore opens with a little rhyme saying that it's just a story and please don't kill yourselves over it you morons!
I think you should absolutely persevere in reading The Name of The Rose, it's fabulous!! My advice: just skip some bits that are too dense or difficult, you can always read the book again and you'll understand more every time you reread it. You said you've difficulties with reading English, may I ask what your mother tongue is?
Yorick your interests sound interesting (???) No seriously, I think you have a diverse and definitely not shallow range of studies. Your theologican(?) knowledge is quite apparent in some of your posts but the other things you read are interesting.
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