Reviews - The Divine Comedy

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The Divine Comedy

Dante Alighieri, Clive James

3.85 AVERAGE

garfula's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

masters_library's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dianna98's review against another edition

3.0

Disgusting. If I read it again (which I'm not planning on), I would look for a translation that doesn't follow rhyme or meter. My translation tried to preserve meter, and I think clarity suffered as a result.

renettereads's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

As with older work, I found Inferno super dense but equally enjoyable. It was a lot funnier than I expected and had moments where I actually laughed out loud and the oddness of the book. In saying that, there were also a few more disturbing scenes, but overall, I really did enjoy this. If you're willing to invest a little more time to get through the verse and really absorb what you're reading, you might too!