Dante's lively, conical hell is vivacious, and his story is presented as history, allowing its spiritual and philosophical significance to emerge unforced. It offers a nuanced view of human action, thought, character and judgement, as well as the role of divine justice.All this might seem unappealin...
Well. That was the most upsetting crime anthology I've read this year. Read in a while, in fact. (This isn't a bad thing, just a heads-up.) Favourite stories were "Immaculate" by Marlon James, "Roll It" by Leone Ross, and "Sunrise" by Chris Abani.Two of the stories (out of eleven) struck me as m...
Well, I'm glad I'm finally done with this one. The writing is great, the language is wonderful, the inventiveness of the scenes is spectacular. The first several cantos were very engrossing. Then it got boring! Good grief! Too many names, too many people who Dante was clearly familliar with, bu...
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