A review by rissasreading
Purgatory: Dante's Divine Trilogy Part Two. Decorated and Englished in Prosaic Verse by Alasdair Gray by Dante Alighieri

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.6 - I enjoyed Inferno a bit more than I did Purgatory just because Purgatory was harder to follow because of the references. I definitely needed the notes to assist with this read but overall I enjoyed this. I definitely love the uses and depictions of the different sins or acts, especially because these were different ones than Inferno. Inferno focused more on physical acts to another person whereas these are more psychological and while they will affect others, or have the potential to, they are a bit more personal. It definitely felt like Dante at times was relating to these for that reason in comparison to Inferno as well where he did not relate, or at least that's how it feels to me.

I also find this one is very beautiful and had a lot more imagery as well. It was a great time. Definitely love this, but I know if I knew more of the references I'd love this even more than I do now.