A review by epic_taters
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

4.0

A strangely alchemical text, rich in bizarre symbolism, written by a kind of proto-protestant Christian mystic. A devout Christian who had, like many of his time, serious and valid concerns about the Catholic church. At it's best it is profoundly mystical and thought provoking. At it's worst it reads like a puritans fantasy, where everybody else is burning in hell, but he, and his dream waifu, get to live in the best part of heaven, and he more or less had it handed to him on a silver platter for reasons that are never fully explained. Seems like he's kind of just used to getting special treatment as a member of the nobility. Don't let that side of it put you off tho. This is a classic for a reason, and one of the most wonderfully strange books I have ever read.