panI couldn't finish it. Too many characters to remember. The narration was at times fluid: Dante Alighieri's adventures occasionally stopped for explanations, descriptions of the places, the landscapes that surrounded him, the customs and traditions. After that the story returned to Dante Alighieri and I was so lost with all those useless explanations, that every time I had to go back several pages to understand where I had left off.
bailedThe blurb on the back cover sounded interesting - Dante dons the detective hat, a medieval mystery exotic setting in Old Italy. I picked it up immediately.
Unfortunately, it's the wrong book for me..
After hours of trying to read. It didn't pull me in.
#dnf
Just bought this recommendation by Roberto Saviano. It talks about the discovery of the bones of Dante Alighieri, which caused some trouble in Ravenna. I am looking forward to read it. Till now there is no translation available yet, but fortunately I speak and read Italian. 🤓
#dante #dantealighieri
so-soSuch a promising & intriguing premise - Dante (yes, THAT Dante) as a medieval sleuth, bustin' crime in 14th century Italy. But it didn't deliver. It's hard to say what exactly didn't work for me but it just didn't hang together very well. I was unable to connect to or identify with the MC in any way - I found him unknowable & uninteresting. Some parts were illuminating but I've read similar elsewhere done with more flair & grab. Lacklustre.
Starting this one today and it's another mystery book. Well, it's described as a historical thriller but it's a mystery to me where it came from and why I have it. I suspect it's from a charity shop as it has 25p pencilled on the first page! No recollection whatsoever of buying it.... hope it was worth the price! 🤣
This translation is in Romanian, but now I refer to the content of Inferno... Well, this is one of the most difficult books I have ever read, and Inferno is quite scary. However, I enjoyed reading it...
Why? Read it and you find out soon!
#inferno #dantealighieri
Latest purchases!! Excited to dive in to these new reads from my latest Barnes and Noble trip!📚🛍
#BookHaul #Bibliophile #BookWorm #BarnesandNoble 📚📚💕
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#YossiKleinHalevi
#JosephTelushkin
#JulianEdelman
#MaryPatKelly
Continuous Reading & Forever learning!
It‘s the weekend so that means I‘ll be leaving my beautiful home again until Sunday night. It‘s always nice to leave everything behind and get away now and again but I‘m really not feeling in a place to be anywhere but Home right now. I‘m wondering if I want to haul Dante with me or not. It‘s a monster tome of a book to carry about but I think I want to reread it. Decisions decisions! #dantealighieri #classicsstudent #bookaddict #booklover
"Before me nothing but eternal things were made, and I shall last eternally. Abandon every hope, all you who enter." Canto 3, lines 7-9. #dante #dantealighieri #thedivinecomedy #inferno
Paper anniversary present 2/2
The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
This Barnes and Noble leather bound copy is just beautiful!
#divinecomedy #dantealighieri #leatherbound
