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I had heard a mix of reviews about this story. Actually enjoyed it more than anticipated. Not gruesome horror but thought provoking.

Pulled out one of my old college books from my British Literature class for this prompt ☺️📚 I even had an old makeshift bookmark left in it 🤪

#BeginsWith 🥳📚 #Lost 😇 😈 #ParadiseLost

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Finally finished reading my #BookSpin read for October! 👊

This book was okay. A lot of the connections in the plot were incredibly tenuous and I felt more confused than scared while reading it. Still a little confused after finishing it. I‘m a big fan of Paradise Lost so I liked how that was tied into the story, but there just wasn‘t enough in the plot or characters to really capture me.
4/10

I found this a really valuable little book. It really increased both my understand and appreciation of Milton‘s Paradise Lost. Lewis explains things very well (with the exception of occasional use of Latin verses), and makes frequent reference to the works of Milton scholars/critics to guide further debate and reflection.
I definitely would recommend this book to anyone who has read Paradise Lost! 8.5/10

“These expressions do not represent real connexions of thought, any more than the prologued syllables in Handel represent real pronunciation.” (p. 47)

I love this comparison between poetry and music. I never really thought about it before, but now I can see it!

Very excited to read this. I‘m told it‘s a good October read, so I‘m going to try to finish it this month. I‘ve really got to get my reading time figured out with my crazy work schedule.
#PhilipPullman #TheGoldenCompass #HisDarkMaterials #JohnMilton #ParadiseLost

#light #Poetrymatters @TheSpineView @LazyDays

Boring, not scary, confusing plot. Skip it.

The Demonologist has an intriguing premise – David Ullman, a professor of demonic literature specializing in Milton‘s Paradise Lost, is sent on a whirlwind adventure to save his own daughter from demons. However, the novel is riddled with highly improbable and unbelievable plot points, as well as emotionally flat characters and a rushed ending, leaving me unimpressed. This is my third Andrew Pyper novel, and it may be my last. #LitsyAtoZ #LetterD

We talk a lot about our Best Of Lists. I‘d love to hear which books fell short for you this year.