The Inferno of Dante (Abridged) Audiobook

" This translation by Robert Pinsky is marvelous. John Cleese narrates brilliantly. Pinsky's rhythmic, gorgeous translation, and Cleese's acting/narration are all so captivating I kept pulling off the highway to take notes. Would give this ten stars if I could. "

" Favourite book of all time. "

" I didn't get it. I'm not Catholic. "

" The Inferno is absolutely incredible. I feel like anything I have to say about it is insufficient. It was difficult to read, though, so I'm glad I was made to read it for a grade; I've wanted to read it but I think on my own I would have been discouraged by the difficulty. Reading the notes in the back was helpful. "

" pierdan toda esperanza aquellos que entran.... Virgilio frente a las puertas del Infierno "

" .... no comment. (wait never mind) it's a good discussion book, but i had to read it for school... and I just didn't like the whole concept. "

" one thing to say, i'm insulted...if i wanted to know what hell is like, i would go visit it myself. What kind of person takes a journey to hell to learn about themselves? What is meant to be learned down there? Pain? Suffering? "

" I just remember when I read Dante's Inferno many years ago thinking that we are all doomed to hell no matter how we lived our lives on Earth. Where was this forgiving God that I had been taught about for so many years in Catechism. Thank goodness my perspective has changed. "

" I've read this book at least ten times. <3 "

" I'm sure this is a classic. I think, though, that there is just too much of Dante's contemporary Florence for me to keep up with. I need to have a history book nearby to understand who these people were. "

" Had to read it again after reading Matthew Pearl's The Dante Club. The language is just as beautiful and horrifying as I remembered, but I really want to find Longfellow's translation to see what he did with it. "

" Dante emphasizes the most important aspect of Hell in The Inferno: Retributive Justice. An easy mistake to make is to take Dante literally in his representation of Hell. I think Dante captures a better understanding of Hell in The Inferno than most modern christians. "

" Don't read before bedtime--too depressing. "

" Dante's quest for personal revenge is entertaining and flagrant. A bit repetitive but.yeah, he gets his point across alright... "

" I picked this book up in Leeds, attracted by the interesting cover. I was lucky - it was the John Ciardi translation loaded with explanatory footnotes. A gem of a book. "

" This version seems very poetic, lots of attempts at rhyming. Another version that is being read by the rest of my classmates is very straightforward, I could actually comprehend what was going on but it just didn't sound as nice as this one. "

" i really don't know how to rate this one,we had to read it for school and I didn't understand anythig,but then I did and just....I don't know it doesn't feel like I read a book i don't know why,but my best guy friends loves this book and he hardly ever reads so for him I'm going to rate in 5 stars "

" "ABANDON EVERY HOPE, WHO ENTER HERE." "

" This is one of my all-time favorite books. The allusions Dante makes to politics, culture, and religion is unparalleled. The amount of literary analysis one can do of this book is unlimited. I strongly urge finding someone who can interpret the Italian for you. A-maz-ing. "

" Ok, I've officialy given up. What's up with all those books for school that I can't stand reading??? I guess I'll never know. I think I'll try to find shorter version on Internet just to know what answers I'm going to give to my teacher... "