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Dark | Jeremy Robinson

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The Modern Day Master Of Science Fiction (Again) Turns To Horror - and delivers one particular scene even *more* horrific than *that* #MassEffect 2 scene.

#amreading #NewRelease #sciencefiction #horror #SinnersInTheHandsOfAnAngryGod #Dante #Inferno

Full Review: http://bookanon.com/2021/07/12/featured-new-release-of-the-week-the-dark-by-jere...

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The Inferno | Dante

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I didn‘t believe in hell before I started this book, and I certainly don‘t believe in it now. This is actually a great piece for the Halloween season. Some of it comes off as cartoonish and more like a fun house. None of it is scary. I don‘t see how this made anyone fear hell or made anyone more devout, but to each their own, I guess. 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

GingerAntics I put off reading this book for about a decade because I was expecting to be confused and overwhelmed. That is not at all what I found within these pages. The translators do a marvellous job making this approachable, clear, and very understandable. I‘m sorry I didn‘t read this sooner, but I‘m glad I chose this translation over others. #Dante #Inferno #poetry 4y

GingerAntics @Graywacke thanks for pointing me in the right direction on translations. 4y

Graywacke @GingerAntics so happy you enjoyed this. It‘s really good fun, and special in so many ways. Is there anything like this before he wrote it? 4y

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GingerAntics @Graywacke I don‘t know. I know apocalyptic literature was popular in the first century CE, and we know of at least one of those that depicted suffering. It would be interesting to see the progression of this type of thing if this was a trend at the time. Maybe he‘s the beginning of the trend though, or he could be the only one that survived. That is an intriguing question. This one was so much fun, I‘d try another. 4y

Graywacke @GingerAntics apocalypse is covered. Underworld comes from Homer and Virgil. But the literary texture - the 3d space and time feel of it all - that I don‘t know has a good precedent. 4y

GingerAntics @Graywacke that‘s a really fair point. It makes Virgil leading the way in this one really nice. I really can‘t think of anyone else who has created something quite like this, though. I haven‘t had a chance to look it up. 4y

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The Inferno | Dante

Love the language here.
#Dante #Inferno #poetry

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The Inferno | Dante

Interesting way to get around “really clever conversation, with really clever people, that I can‘t even begin to make up.”
#Dante #Inferno #poetry

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The Inferno | Dante

I was always told these people were in hell. #GrowingUpCatholic #Dante #Inferno #poetry

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The Inferno | Dante

Sage advice, no matter the situation or your religious/spiritual practices.
#Dante #Inferno #poetry

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The Inferno | Dante

The language here is so lovely.
#Dante #Inferno #poetry

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The Inferno | Dante

Here goes nothing!!!
#Dante #Inferno #poetry

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Graywacke ❤️ 🙂 😈 4y

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Inferno | Brown, Dan

📖 > 🎥
The movie as a stand alone movie was pretty good. As an adaptation of the book, it‘s TOTAL GARBAGE!!! Two good characters were turned bad. Useless characters were added to the end. The ending was entirely changed. Basically, the book and the movie took a beginning and then did their own things from there. Half the suspense of the book was lost in the first minutes of the movie when they revealed who the “solders” are.

GingerAntics THE BOOK IS *WAY* BETTER. Compared to the rest of the movie series, this one diverged much more from the book and in ways that are far more important/detrimental to the plot. Of the three, this movie is by far the worst. I like the other two movies, but I probably won‘t be watching this one again. #DanBrown #RobertLangdonSeries #Inferno #thebookisbetter (edited) 4y

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Dante's Inferno [translated]: Modern English Translation | Dante Alighieri

What on Earth have I gotten myself into? 🤣😂🤣 How does one choose? Just reading the first 6 lines, it seems Hollander is clearer.
#Dante #Inferno #translation #helpme #mayday @Graywacke

Graywacke Cool. I like the Ciardi. Do not like the Mandelbaum. 😂 Good luck. 4y

GingerAntics @Graywacke the Mandelbaum is definitely the worst. It got too flowery with the language, which seems to muddy the water, in my opinion. I think it‘s between the Hollander and Ciardi for me, but based on just this passage, the Hollander seems clearer. I‘ll continue to compare the rest of the sample for each of those two, but I‘m definitely leaning toward the Hollander. I‘m glad I asked which translation you used. 4y

Graywacke If it helps, Hollander is a husband wife team. Dante is their life and was for decades before they started a systematic translation. I don‘t know anything about Ciardi, but i like that opening - poetic, flows. I think you‘re ok either way. Dante helps his translators because the source material is good 🙂 4y

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GingerAntics @Graywacke I saw that it was a husband and wife team. I didn‘t know they were so immersed in all things Dante. All I know about Ciardi is that he‘s a poet. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I really think I‘m going with Hollander. I really only chose the Ciardi initially because that‘s the translation the kids had to use, it was cheap, and I rather like the cover art. That‘s not really a reason to go with that translation, though. 4y

Texreader What a great way to pick this book, by the best translation. I (stupidly) read it in middle school—picking whatever was available at the library. I was always so confused. But I muddled through convincing myself to never read it again! Fortunately I‘ve never had to. 4y

GingerAntics @Texreader I almost blindly chose a translation. I‘m so glad now that I didn‘t. As it turns out, now my choice seems to be ebook or audiobook. They‘re both the same price. I may just end up getting both. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4y

Texreader @GingerAntics I think I would so you can choose at any one time which makes more sense to you. Btw, it taught me some books shouldn‘t be read by preteens, no matter how smart you think you are—you aren‘t smart enough for Inferno! 4y

GingerAntics @Texreader 🤣😂🤣 absolutely! As a kid that could read well beyond my age group, I encountered a few books like that. Luckily I had some good librarians that helped guide me, but never restricted me. They would tell me they didn‘t think I was quite ready for a book, but if I really wanted to read it, I could. 4y

GingerAntics @Texreader I think it happened twice. Both times they said something along the lines of “see what I meant before? You can read it, but it might not make sense anyway.” Then I figured out it was easier to trust them. 🤣😂🤣 I think the day they found a 7 year old in the medical text section trying to understand death, they knew they were in trouble. 🤣😂🤣 4y

Texreader @GingerAntics Yea!! No kidding!! 😬🤣 4y

GingerAntics @Texreader I almost feel bad for my librarians, now that I think about it. 🤣😂🤣 4y

Texreader @GingerAntics Me too!! 4y

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