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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I do not know how to coherently describe this book but if you don't get chills when you read the final canto you're probably dead.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Inferno:I can honestly say I will probably never read this book again unless I have to. I read it because one of my favorite books references Inferno, but I am kind of regretting it. It is not horrible, just so confusing. Nothing is really making sense and I am having trouble keeping track of all the people Dante is meeting. I think that most of them are famous people, but I am not sure what influence all of them had. It has also been confusing when Dante refers to Virgil as “the Poet” because in Italy in the Middle Ages Dante was “the Poet.” It is also confusing to keep track of the different circles and layers of the Inferno. Even though there are only nine circles there are many sub-circles almost. I feel like it would be really helpful to read this with a diagram nearby. The one slightly interesting part for me is all the similarities between the Inferno and the Underworld in Greek mythology. Dante is very anti-Greek religion it seems and very pro-Christian. In his version of Hell there is a place reserved for people who were not baptized. But despite all this Dante encounters many creatures and people from Greek mythology, as well cross the river Styx to get to the Inferno. This is confusing too, but it is kind of fun to think about it and contemplate why Dante wrote in this way. Overall, this book is way too confusing and I don’t understand much of it, but I am trying to enjoy it and see why it has become so well-known and renowned.
dark
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes