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vika 's review for:
Paradise Lost
by John Milton
It had its moments but it took me a long time to finish because I kept falling asleep while trying to read it. I hate when people critiquing classics say “it’s boring” but there were definitely moments when this was boring (!!)
I really thought it was going to be more about angelic wars and less about Adam and Eve….but that’s on me. I was ready to root for Satan in the beginning but honestly Satan and God both sucked. God’s whole thing being “I’m perfect and generous and you can never question it” was…ugh, Old Testament God kinda sucks. It’s giving despot. And Satan, I really wanted to like his rebellion against a power-hungry god and whatnot but his commitment to revenge and how he spoke to his allies, yikes.
Milton really makes Eve a bimbo whose only quality is that she’s beautiful and easily seduced. I personally feel like if you want Eve to understand the importance of what was at stake it would have been better to speak directly to her instead of only speaking to Adam and then expecting him to tell her. Adam was the brightest bulb either, could he be trusted to relay the word of God??? My feeling is no…
I read this because a college prof talked about it with such awe. Some of the language was gorgeous and it was interesting to see various sides of the story but having gone to Sunday school for much of my youth it kinda felt like a waste of my time. Rip. Sorry, Milton.
I really thought it was going to be more about angelic wars and less about Adam and Eve….but that’s on me. I was ready to root for Satan in the beginning but honestly Satan and God both sucked. God’s whole thing being “I’m perfect and generous and you can never question it” was…ugh, Old Testament God kinda sucks. It’s giving despot. And Satan, I really wanted to like his rebellion against a power-hungry god and whatnot but his commitment to revenge and how he spoke to his allies, yikes.
Milton really makes Eve a bimbo whose only quality is that she’s beautiful and easily seduced. I personally feel like if you want Eve to understand the importance of what was at stake it would have been better to speak directly to her instead of only speaking to Adam and then expecting him to tell her. Adam was the brightest bulb either, could he be trusted to relay the word of God??? My feeling is no…
I read this because a college prof talked about it with such awe. Some of the language was gorgeous and it was interesting to see various sides of the story but having gone to Sunday school for much of my youth it kinda felt like a waste of my time. Rip. Sorry, Milton.