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kylegarvey's review against another edition
4.0
They wrote a novelization of Aronofsky's mother! [exclamation point most definitely intended]??
Jesus. It's a joke.
No, but more seriously, as regards cinema, it's not really Schrader's First Reformed or DeMille's Ten Commandments or really any of the usual suspects that I think holds a key to Milton's early masterpiece: it's Thanos from the Marvel movies, duh. Haha. No, really, God isn't godly here: he's just a regular supervillain whose powers, y'know, include casually obliterating the universe or whatever. So what's the point of anything really? Haha. I don't know.
Lost is an epic in blank verse, telling that Old Testament again or something like it, to sexily "justify the ways of God to men". Sexy. Regained is the plainer, shorter 'brief epic' that continued the story; this dude Jesus is born, preaches, finds out he's God's son somehow, etc. Everything be kind of Biblical, yo!
Zeffirelli's 1977 film about Jesus (https://letterboxd.com/kylegarvey/film/jesus-of-nazareth/) or this random 2009 documentary about Jerusalem I saw (https://letterboxd.com/kylegarvey/film/jerusalem-center-of-the-world/) might be important previous stops, and an audiobook reading of Milton's Paradise Lost/Regained might be just another present stop. You know? We all must contemplate this lewd impropriety that's doinking all our moralities, right? I guess so. I'm doing my best (or actually, wait sorry, I thought you'd requested my 'worst', so I offered that by mistake; sorry, "best", "worst", I may have mixed them up; my bad).
During Regained, when Satan says things are "fallacious" I was hearing the audiobook and not the actual text, so of course I misheard it as "fellatious". That's a word, right? Well, I consider it one, and that's of course all words need. To be considered. It's diction! Diction. Emphasis on the "dick" part of "diction", to go with the topic at hand. Literally, at hand (on the back of a head, guiding the mouth nearer and farther). Is my soul cursed to Hell yet, or is yours since you've read this sentiment? I don't quite understand it: they give you breaks, right?
Needless to say, when Satan says something might be a fallacy I'm like "Yeah, that's a fallacy, indeed" even if I don't fully understand.
I've read Milton before (I can say Great Books of the Western World, #32), but haven't we all? He seems like one of these good poet guys, talented at the poetry thing.
Jesus. It's a joke.
No, but more seriously, as regards cinema, it's not really Schrader's First Reformed or DeMille's Ten Commandments or really any of the usual suspects that I think holds a key to Milton's early masterpiece: it's Thanos from the Marvel movies, duh. Haha. No, really, God isn't godly here: he's just a regular supervillain whose powers, y'know, include casually obliterating the universe or whatever. So what's the point of anything really? Haha. I don't know.
Lost is an epic in blank verse, telling that Old Testament again or something like it, to sexily "justify the ways of God to men". Sexy. Regained is the plainer, shorter 'brief epic' that continued the story; this dude Jesus is born, preaches, finds out he's God's son somehow, etc. Everything be kind of Biblical, yo!
Zeffirelli's 1977 film about Jesus (https://letterboxd.com/kylegarvey/film/jesus-of-nazareth/) or this random 2009 documentary about Jerusalem I saw (https://letterboxd.com/kylegarvey/film/jerusalem-center-of-the-world/) might be important previous stops, and an audiobook reading of Milton's Paradise Lost/Regained might be just another present stop. You know? We all must contemplate this lewd impropriety that's doinking all our moralities, right? I guess so. I'm doing my best (or actually, wait sorry, I thought you'd requested my 'worst', so I offered that by mistake; sorry, "best", "worst", I may have mixed them up; my bad).
During Regained, when Satan says things are "fallacious" I was hearing the audiobook and not the actual text, so of course I misheard it as "fellatious". That's a word, right? Well, I consider it one, and that's of course all words need. To be considered. It's diction! Diction. Emphasis on the "dick" part of "diction", to go with the topic at hand. Literally, at hand (on the back of a head, guiding the mouth nearer and farther). Is my soul cursed to Hell yet, or is yours since you've read this sentiment? I don't quite understand it: they give you breaks, right?
Needless to say, when Satan says something might be a fallacy I'm like "Yeah, that's a fallacy, indeed" even if I don't fully understand.
I've read Milton before (I can say Great Books of the Western World, #32), but haven't we all? He seems like one of these good poet guys, talented at the poetry thing.
vandykek2008's review against another edition
3.0
Milton's epic poem has beautiful cadence throughout his work. It is a very interesting retelling of Genesis with some embellishment and imagination as he examines conversations surrounding creation, the fall of man, and the plan for redemption. I was surprised at how much mythology he incorporated into the script. It is an impressive piece of work especially considering the fact that he became blind prior to writing it. The theology is off in places, but overall it was a good read.
csd17's review against another edition
5.0
I should read poetry more often. However, just fyi, I didn't have time to read the second epic. I only read about the losing of paradise. And that, my friends, is worthy of the "classic" label.
jhnd's review against another edition
5.0
Exquisite poetry. Beautifully crafted language that should be marvelled at, enjoyed.
And sheds light on the root of so much of society's misogyny. For that, don't blame Milton - he replicated prejudice contained in the source material!
And sheds light on the root of so much of society's misogyny. For that, don't blame Milton - he replicated prejudice contained in the source material!
weirdbookbookclub's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This rating only pertains to the Paradise Lost portion.
claudiabooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0