Inferno Audiobook

" I must say that I loved this book. This is was a great modern version of Dante's Inferno. It was a little slow to start, but all in all a good read. This book appeals to all kinds of readers and definitely appealed to this one. Read it, the book deserves a shot. "

" Not to be confused with the classic, this is a book that is in fact a total ripoff of the aforementioned story with the added bonus of a dash of bigotry and homophobia. Awesome! "

" This book was a very Catholic approach to Hell. The author used Dante's book as a bible to get the main character out of Hell. There was no repentance. There was no sacrifice, just a man looking over his life, comparing himself to other people and traveling deeper into Hell to find the way out. Not a very biblical understanding at all. "

" 3 stars. A solid modern journey through Dante's Inferno. I recently read its sequel, "Escape from Hell" and comparing the two works - I believe several improvements were made between the two. "Escape from Hell" is more of a philosophical work, exploring the role of morals, motives, religion, and consequence as applicable to modernity. "

" ONe of my favourites, no good reason really, impressionable age when I read it, great concept "

" Awesome. Cynical, sardonic and sharp and a great tale. "

" Amusing light read. A science fiction writer trying to rationalize his journey through Dante's Inferno. "

" I returned to this (having read it serialized in Galaxy magazine when it first came out back in the 70's) after reading Dante. It was fun, as I remembered, and a little corny/dated, and surprising Universalist! I'll be reading the sequel coming up (Escape from Hell) in February 2009. "

" I thought it was a pretty interesting quick read. I liked the ideas and made me really interested in reading Dante's Infereno. "

" An interesting "adaptation" of Dante's Inferno. I actually enjoyed it much more than its namesake. "

" A modern retelling of Dante's Inferno: a scifi writer is accompanied by an Italian guide; as they visit the circles of Hell and see how the sins and corresponding tortures have been updated. Reasonably entertaining, but not their (Niven/Pournelle) best work. "

" A strange combination of amusing and harrowing. Carpentier's attachment to his Infernoland amusement park theory got a little old, but I can kind of understand why you would cling to something with rules you understood. "

" This book is funny! Very entertaining! "

" Niven gives such detailed accounts combined with pockets of humor and action that I was lost in this book for long periods of time. Great adventure! "

" Re-read this at least once a year. "

" Just AWESOME!!!!! "

" Very interesting twist on Dante's Inferno. Really enjoyed it! "

" This is one of the most inspirational books that I have ever read. I loved it, and I would read it again. "

" One of my all-time favorite books. Have read it often through the years. "

" Pretty good parody of Dante. I enjoyed it. "

" Very entertaining revision of Dante's classic. Written in 1976, this apparently caused quite a stir back then, but many of Niven's fresh ideas have dulled since. Still very creative and imaginative and leaves the reader wondering who is better: Benito Mussolini or a science fiction writer? "

" This was a somewhat fun book. It's the typical buddy road trip plot, but through hell. "

" Very interesting twist on Dante's Inferno. Really enjoyed it! "

" Well written twist using enough of Dante and enough modern religion. I think I would have liked it more if I had not been sick when reading part of it. "

" This is one of the most inspirational books that I have ever read. I loved it, and I would read it again. "

" One of the books that "The Towering Inferno" movie was based. During the early 1970s there were a lot of disaster movies. None of them were worthy contenders for Oscars, to say the least. "

" Nothing mindblowing, but a good reinterpretation of Dante's Inferno (1976), with Benito Mussolini as guide. Does make you stop and think as the characters journey, and is a decent adventure. Worth a read. "

" I loved this in 1987 when I read it in my Dante elective with Tom Hungerford. It didn't really hold up when I read it later but really I don't care. I just have the memory of my teenage delight. "

" Amusing light read. A science fiction writer trying to rationalize his journey through Dante's Inferno. "

" Interesting spin on the classic tale, but nothing magical. "

" Writing is hell, but going there is worth it when you can tell a story like this. "