It definitely had its moments of laugh out loud and killer wit, but drug on and on at points too... ( )

These short pieces not only tickle my funny bone, but appeal to the would-be scholar in me. This is why I love Eco. ( )

This is a book I can only take in small pieces. Individually, almost every essay is delightful; as a whole, they get a bit tedious. Good book to have by your bedside, and read one or two an evening. Or in the bathroom. Favorite essays; Rejection letters. ( )

This is Eco dissing out his ideas on gadgets, including the Electric Nose Hair Remover (“an instrument that would have fascinated the Marquis de Sade”), Eco on 33-function watches, fax machines and cellular phones, express mail, in-flight meals, Amtrak trains, porn movies and Westerns, computer jargon, bureaucrats – you name it.” How to Travel with a Salmon is a “delightful romp through the absurdities of modern life.” (Publishers Weekly)