Inferno by Dante by Robert Hollander, Dante Alighieri, Jean Hollander

3.85 AVERAGE

andrewoftheseas's review against another edition

5.0
I am not sure why people only read The Inferno. This is clearly meant to be read as a whole, the Inferno portion of the text is only placed into context when you read of the rising of Dante through the final two parts of the book.

andrewoftheseas's review against another edition

4.0
Great, but I should have read the whole thing. Why is The Inferno published as a separate work? Do they think people will not want to read the rest of the book. If you are thinking of reading this go and read The Divine Comedy, its the book as it was written.
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mysweetcorpse's review against another edition

4.0
I wasn’t gonna rate this but the more I let it fester in my memory the more I adore it, but maybe not for the reasons Dante intended. It’s hilarious and beyond self-serving but at the same time magnificent for what it’s trying to undertake.

oreosv's review against another edition

3.25
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: N/A
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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veah_06's review against another edition

3.0
adventurous dark informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

manduhh418's review against another edition

3.0
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character

cecilie_flohr's review against another edition

3.0
If I wrote a book about going to hell and meeting all my opps, only to gleefully leave then behind and that book then turned into a classic I would be absolutely insufferable. 
There were a lot of references to other people that I could have done without, but it was kinda funny how Dante decided to put aristocrats and priests in hell.
The imagery was interesting, but I felt like it focused too much on the other people, and not the hell part.

wtedwards24's review against another edition

4.5
dark informative mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

caden_g's review against another edition

2.0
challenging reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nickygtheman's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous dark reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated