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Didn’t Like It “I really didn't like this book. It was really hard to get through and pretty repetitive. The same thing basically happened in every circle of hell except there was different symbolism. It was a bit impressive that the whole book was written in terza rema but I don't think that it made the book...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I really didn't like this book. It was really hard to get through and pretty repetitive. The same thing basically happened in every circle of hell except there was different symbolism. It was a bit impressive that the whole book was written in terza rema but I don't think that it made the book more enjoyable or interesting. I also didn't agree with most of the things in the book and a lot of it was pretty gory. It was probably my least favorite book that I have read this year. I wouldn't recommended it to anyone.”
RACHAEL G wrote this review Monday, December 15 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Dante's Inferno was actually a very interesting book. I don't believe people go straight to hell. I believe that people go to purgatory and then Hell. But Dante has a very different perspective.
Victoria R wrote this review Saturday, November 1 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
If I had to spend a day with Dante, I would ask him more about why he wrote the book and for what specific reasons he put people in Hell. I would also ask him what his motivation from. Everyone knows he had a lot of time on his hands from being exiled and he wrote the last book of his sequel for the girl he fell in love with, Beatrice. But there must have been a lot of things going through his mind.
The book was sort of scary. I always knew it was bad to sin and you would get punished for it. But reading what Dante feels about Hell makes me think about the actions I take. I always think twice now and even though this is a book from Dante's imagination, anything is possible. Many people think a lot of different things but no one really knows.
This is a book we had to read for school but after reading Dante's Inferno, I feel like I have to read the second the third book also. It's some what confusing but there are notes after every chapter you can read to help you understand.”
“In English, we read this book by Dante who during his time, was betrayed by his fellow guelfs and exiled. He writes this in his point of view explaining what his belief system and what he thought of Hell to be. The character which is himself is taken on a journey through Hell with his guide, Virgil, to lead the way. He's supposed to get a lot of learning experiences out from this but at a lot of times, Dante hits his weak points and his guide sees that he isn't using this experience for the better. He makes the very last Canto's revolve around the treacherous because he was once betrayed and he felt that it was the worst sin that you could possibly commit. This is a classic book written during his time which critisizes the Muslim faith and even the Greeks. I thought it was an interesting read because most of the punishments were surprising and a lot of others grasped your attention. Also, Dante goes a great job with explaining these punishments and the setting of where he was.”
HAVA L wrote this review Wednesday, October 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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