Dantes Inferno

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By Sarah Lovett. Got this book two days ago. Anyone read it? I've only begun, so I can't say much yet, but the sentence structure is annoying me. Too many adjectives and adverbs make you forget what the sentence is about.

"How can we be just in a world without mercy and merciful in a world without justice?"

I've read "Hannibal" which contains many refrences to it. My father has also told me about the book. I know that it's about his journer into hell and the cone shaped prisons. I also know who happens to be in the seventh circle of hell, but I won't tell you and ruin the book.
I attempted to read it many times, only to find that it was too complex with Mr. Alierghi (I hope I spelled that right) trying to incoorporate his poetic skills into literature.
In my eyes, that book is a spin off from the bible. "The Inferno" is to the bible, what "Fraiser" was to "Cheers."

""Scared is not the right word...I'm frightened of it..."---Love & Death"

Ooh I liked it. I think it was a great translation considering that the guy who traslated it was still able to keep a lot of the poetic elements that Dante had intended. It's hard to get used to the sentence structure, but it's a really good story if you can.

"Silly, far too silly."

i read a different translation, by c.h. sisson, but i did like the inferno. one problem i had with the book was understanding all the political references he makes. but it is a good fable that has a lot of good points throughout. a recommended read to anyone interested

"Who was the guy who first looked at a cow and said, "I think I'll drink whatever comes out of these things when I squeeze 'em!"?"