This may be one of the most interesting books I've ever read, that being said I didn't enjoy it as much as many other people I know did.
For those of you who have spent your life living under a rock and have no idea what Dante`s Inferno is or what it is about I want to begin by assuring you your are not alone. I also want to also assure those of you who have many misconceptions about hell you are also not alone. For instance, I do believe that many of the people who will never read this believe that hell is filled with fire; whereas, those of us who are familiar with Dante all know that the middle of hell is actually a frozen lake due to the lack of Amor and as to quote my good friend "Lucifer's Junk" is the centers of the earth's gravity.
As I mentioned in the introduction to this blog I didn't enjoy the Inferno. I found it disturbing, which in all fairness I should. The punishments were cruel, as they should be, and I don't agree with Dante when he puts Brutus in the lowest circle of hell. That being said I do not believe that any library is complete without at least one copy of this book. I rate this book 7 out of 10. It has beautiful imagery in it and I believe that everyone should read it at least once.
For those of you who have spent your life living under a rock and have no idea what Dante`s Inferno is or what it is about I want to begin by assuring you your are not alone. I also want to also assure those of you who have many misconceptions about hell you are also not alone. For instance, I do believe that many of the people who will never read this believe that hell is filled with fire; whereas, those of us who are familiar with Dante all know that the middle of hell is actually a frozen lake due to the lack of Amor and as to quote my good friend "Lucifer's Junk" is the centers of the earth's gravity.
As I mentioned in the introduction to this blog I didn't enjoy the Inferno. I found it disturbing, which in all fairness I should. The punishments were cruel, as they should be, and I don't agree with Dante when he puts Brutus in the lowest circle of hell. That being said I do not believe that any library is complete without at least one copy of this book. I rate this book 7 out of 10. It has beautiful imagery in it and I believe that everyone should read it at least once.
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