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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
I enjoyed reading the translators introduction to each canto, and to a lesser extent the stanzas themselves but my heart just wasn't into it. In my minds eye, I could see the story as a modern horror (though modern times seems to have robbed the story of its horror). I'd like to try again one day when I'm in a different frame of mind.
te odio dante, sos el tipo más pesado de todos, pero lo odié muchísimo más en el purgatorio DEJÁ A LOS PECADORES EN PAZ PESADO DE MIERDA
Lo único rescatable del libro es infierno(que tampoco es la gran cosa), purgatorio y paraíso son ambos una pérdida de tiempo.
This is the greatest piece of art ever conceived and put to the page
Need to do a lot of supplemental reading to really understand this.
On a misguided journey through the classics I decided on this as my next try, and wow is it a disappointment. Don't get me wrong, there are a few interesting passages here and there, and some startling use of language (at least in the translation). The opening is the part people know for a reason. But the book is mostly dull and boring, through all three parts, and not worth the few good moments. The preachiness is probably to be predicted given the topic and time; what I didn't expect was the immersion in forgotten, now irrelevant and uninteresting Italian political feuds that Dante delves into. Every sinner he meets in hell and purgatory turns out to be some rando he knew in life who has passed on--some people he liked and is sad to see turned out bad, others he hated so is happy to chastise while he passes by. The Purgatorio may be the best, with lots of breaks from talking to people for biblical visions, culminating in a series of chapters at the end that dive into scrambled allegory worthy of Salvadore Dali (or a poetic equivalent). Speaking of which, the allegory tends to be a little strained, or maybe it is just very dated: reading the explanations of how the various punishments of hell are appropriate to the sin, I struggled to make two and two make four and somehow wound up with less than 0. But I'm just a sinner and probably all this just means how far my sight has been clouded from the truth, beauty, and justice of all written herein.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated