FOUCAULT'S PENDULUM

i'm about 167 pages in. started this book eons ago but couldn't get through the first chapter, even. i found it pretentious (and over my head!) but now i'm plugging along. this book was first published in 1988. appears to be a precursor to the 2003 novel, the da vinci code, by dan brown. hmm, i'll have to look into that. i've never read the book, but i saw the movie. =)