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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
DNF @ page 139
Oh Dante... why art thou so repetitive. Inferno was difficult to get through, the immediate shock of the horrifyingly violent images he creates of the circles of hell wore off pretty quickly as all of the hellish circles seemed to blend into one. I admit I don’t think I had the historical insight to truly appreciate how shocking it would have been to encounter so many noblemen and men of the cloth in hell. But this was a solid DNF for me coming to the end of Inferno as I couldn’t muster the will nor the desire to read on any further. I felt that my experience of this book was just as laboured and tortured as someone destined to walk for an eternity through flames. I for one am glad that I get the choice to put it down and walk away, limbs and sanity intact.
Oh Dante... why art thou so repetitive. Inferno was difficult to get through, the immediate shock of the horrifyingly violent images he creates of the circles of hell wore off pretty quickly as all of the hellish circles seemed to blend into one. I admit I don’t think I had the historical insight to truly appreciate how shocking it would have been to encounter so many noblemen and men of the cloth in hell. But this was a solid DNF for me coming to the end of Inferno as I couldn’t muster the will nor the desire to read on any further. I felt that my experience of this book was just as laboured and tortured as someone destined to walk for an eternity through flames. I for one am glad that I get the choice to put it down and walk away, limbs and sanity intact.
Tbh The Divine Comedy gets immensely funnier once you realise that Dante is the Richard Papen of the afterlife.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It's difficult to rate this. On the one hand, I can see its brilliance and importance to literature. I loved the imagery and how imaginative it was. On the other hand, I didn't have a great experience reading it and found it bogged down with excessive symbolism and references to political/religious/historical figures of the day. So I think I'll settle for 3 stars.
So I reviewed all three sections of the divine comedy separately and you can find all my thoughts at forthenovellovers.wordpress.com but just to sum up what I thought, I loved Inferno and really enjoyed Purgatorio but I hated Paradiso and DNF'd it after 20%.
I listened to an audio book version. Sometimes it was hard to understand what was going on. But interesting. I think next time I listen I'll follow along with a printed version.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
