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One of my favorites

Probably one of the most "difficult" books I've read in awhile (only because of the language). I love the literary interpretation of heaven, hell and purgatory. Glad I am taking the time to read this.

Hice el viaje de Dante....pero al revés.
Empecé con idea de releer el Infierno al terminar, por eso que dicen que se entiende y aprecia mejor...y he terminado porque no soy capaz de dejar un libro a medias (sí, es Toc), pero ¡! Ha sido un infierno.
Aún así, me sigue pareciendo un gran relato, y su versión en prosa me encantó.
(Vale, nunca he sido muy fan de la poesía....pero es que encima viene con notas y apéndices...-Edición historia de la literatura RBA editores- preciosos, pero deeensooos...)


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slow-paced

This is my second time reading it! I picked it up again mostly because I couldn't remember much about the way it described hell, and I was curious to see after watching the show Lucifer. This is a book that takes time and effort to read, because it's not always written in easy-to-understand English, but also because there are so many ideas to absorb. It's full of some wonderful quotes too, which I always appreciate. I highly recommend this - I think everyone should read Inferno, at the very least. It's just so riveting and wonderfully written, and it tells you a lot about the culture in Dante's time.

De când e omu’n miezul vieții lui

m’aflam într’o pădure’ntunecată,

căci dreapta mea cărare mi-o pierdui.



Amar mi-e să vorbesc cât de’nfundată

pădure-a fost, încât de-a ei cumplire

gândind la ea mi-e mintea ncrâncenată!



Un strop mai mult, de-amar și m’ar răpune!

dar până să v’arăt a mea scăpare,

eu de-alte stări văzute’n ea voi spune.

Gelezen tot pagina 134, canto XXVI.
challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If Gray can't make an old book about damnation entirely palatable ("An Old Sodomite Friend") he can nontheless make it vivid.
adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated