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3.85 AVERAGE
3.85 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Torture, Violence
J’ai seulement lu Inferno, honnêtement je pense pas que le livre est mauvais, le problème c’est la traduction (et l’éditeur, sérieux c’est bourré de fautes, il y a des paragraphes qui se répètent, bref de basse qualité). Je vais essayer de trouver une autre édition parce que là je suis vraiment déçu.
It's the Inferno. You probably know what you're getting into with this one. Just a note: like all translated works of poetry, the quality of the translation you get makes a considerable difference. Had to bounce around quite a bit before finding one that was the right balance of lyrical and intelligible.
Unpopular opinion: the Inferno is the least satisfying of the three parts of the Comedia. Gives you a pretty good idea of a medieval Christian worldview, but personally I'm much more inclined to imagine an idea of the afterlife articulated by St. Pope John Paul II, who explicitly rejected the existence of a literal Hell. So obviously, as I don't believe in what Dante was envisioning here, I didn't find the iconic setting itself particularly compelling. But I do immensely enjoy this pairing of Dante with the poet Virgil, gives one the sense of a meeting of two worlds through their best poets.
Unpopular opinion: the Inferno is the least satisfying of the three parts of the Comedia. Gives you a pretty good idea of a medieval Christian worldview, but personally I'm much more inclined to imagine an idea of the afterlife articulated by St. Pope John Paul II, who explicitly rejected the existence of a literal Hell. So obviously, as I don't believe in what Dante was envisioning here, I didn't find the iconic setting itself particularly compelling. But I do immensely enjoy this pairing of Dante with the poet Virgil, gives one the sense of a meeting of two worlds through their best poets.
challenging
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Underneath the insanely verbose writing and rants about 13-14th century Italian politics there is a very interesting conflict within Dante’s self insert character about what a just afterlife means.
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Didn't really care for this book and wasn't interested in its commentary, but there were some great one-liners.
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-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