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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
I managed to get through Inferno, but skimmed through Purgatorio, and Paradiso. Dante has filled all three of these spheres with politicians, literary and public figures, and kinsmen that were likely common in his day but have no significant meaning for me. As such, I feel I've lost some of the intended meaning of the lessons. A great epic poem nonetheless.
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I know how much hate I can get with this review, but here we go:
Don't get me wrong, I get why this is a world classic and overall considered one of the best books ever, BUT I just didn't like it that much. Before you throw me into a pit know that we all have a different taste and comprehend everything differently.
I truly don't know what's gone into me. I usually like this stuff. Maybe it was just the translation (into Czech) that bugged me, because it was written like in the middle of the last century so the language is really old and weird and I couldn't understand half of the things they were saying. Maybe, just maybe if someone rewrote the whole thing into a more understandable and up to date language it would become a hit. Or maybe not. After all we are talking about the book where there's just this main character who's literally travelling through hell and heaven to get to his PLATONIC love, whom he barely knows. I know that back then it was considered as the purest kind of love, but still… I wouldn't even get coffee for someone like that. Anyway, so he travels and describes everything to the slightest detail (even more lengthy than that one in Eragon) while talking to dead people - whom you usually know nothing about - about other dead people - whom you usually know nothing about. And even if by any chance you knew all those people you wouldn't recognise them anyway, because they aren't mentioned by their name only by the things they've done (which btw adds like 200 more pages of uselessness).
Nonetheless, I must admit that Dante's portrayal of afterlife is remarkable and imaginative and an inspiration to many great writers and that is something to be appreciated.
Don't get me wrong, I get why this is a world classic and overall considered one of the best books ever, BUT I just didn't like it that much. Before you throw me into a pit know that we all have a different taste and comprehend everything differently.
I truly don't know what's gone into me. I usually like this stuff. Maybe it was just the translation (into Czech) that bugged me, because it was written like in the middle of the last century so the language is really old and weird and I couldn't understand half of the things they were saying. Maybe, just maybe if someone rewrote the whole thing into a more understandable and up to date language it would become a hit. Or maybe not. After all we are talking about the book where there's just this main character who's literally travelling through hell and heaven to get to his PLATONIC love, whom he barely knows. I know that back then it was considered as the purest kind of love, but still… I wouldn't even get coffee for someone like that. Anyway, so he travels and describes everything to the slightest detail (even more lengthy than that one in Eragon) while talking to dead people - whom you usually know nothing about - about other dead people - whom you usually know nothing about. And even if by any chance you knew all those people you wouldn't recognise them anyway, because they aren't mentioned by their name only by the things they've done (which btw adds like 200 more pages of uselessness).
Nonetheless, I must admit that Dante's portrayal of afterlife is remarkable and imaginative and an inspiration to many great writers and that is something to be appreciated.
adventurous
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So elaborate. While I do appreciate Dores illustrations and the world building Dante creates the flowery prose that Longfellow translate the verses too were hard to comprehend in the beginning till the end I had to look up many historical and scholastic references and yet I still see how important this work is digesting christian doctrine and how ot shapes both Divine grace and justice in terms of not just personal devotion but that of grace given by others
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
No seré yo la primera en apuntar el increíble impacto que tuvo este texto en la historia de la humanidad, y el papel que tiene en mucha de la construcción del inconsciente colectivo sobre el cielo y el infierno que todavía compartimos en la actualidad, al menos como un referente en el mundo judeo-cristiano y occidental. Es difícil separar las imágenes pintadas por Dante de lo que pueda darse en otros textos. Pero aún más hermoso es la construcción poética que nos lleva de la oscuridad más temida a la luz con gloria paradisíaca. Pero el mensaje que más me llenó fue entender que al final del día todo, y Dante dice TODO, se trata de amor. Y no soy una persona que utiliza esta palabra con facilidad, y en este ambiente va mucho más allá de una connotación romántica, es la intención de tus acciones y pensamientos y palabras. Es la forma en la que tratas a otros y lo que haces esperando o no esperando cosas en específico de regreso. Es saber si vives en la gratificación corta e inmediata de la naturaleza humana o si puedes fijar tu mirada en cosas más allá de lo que puedes ver frente a ti. Es tener cuidado de no juzgar y hacer lo que se requiere sin exagerar tu presencia.
Muchas de las lecciones que aprendes y que se te ha dicho toda tu vida reflejadas en personajes históricos, mitológicos y religiosos por sus vidas y por donde han terminado.
Es un libro de libros. Es el deseo de la humanidad de saber qué pasará más allá de la muerta y si el amor perdura más allá de la mortalidad.
Muchas de las lecciones que aprendes y que se te ha dicho toda tu vida reflejadas en personajes históricos, mitológicos y religiosos por sus vidas y por donde han terminado.
Es un libro de libros. Es el deseo de la humanidad de saber qué pasará más allá de la muerta y si el amor perdura más allá de la mortalidad.