3.69 AVERAGE

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

4 star rating reflects the edition and footnotes, not Milton's work. Would have preferred more line by line annotations but I really liked the introduction and history the editors put together.
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DID NOT FINISH: 17%

Prose was a bit too tough to really absorb more passively with the audiobook. I may revisit this title and do better with a copy in print! 

As a creative writing major, my school required me to read it for a class but it was actually really interesting to read. At times it was difficult to understand but overall the story was fascinating. It took us on a behind the scenes tour of lucifer in hell before he entered Eden and te demise of the first humans ever.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
challenging slow-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

Masterpiece.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes