355 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374524524
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 30 March 1996
Description
This widely praised version of Dante's masterpiece, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets, is more idiomatic and approachable than its many predecessors. Former U...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,893 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
adventurous 47%
reflective 45%
tense 22%
mysterious 20%
informative 13%
emotional 11%
funny 10%
sad 8%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 39% | A mix: 31% | Character: 23% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 51% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Torture, Death, GoreModerate
Genocide, Homophobia, IncestMinor
Suicide, Islamophobia, War
355 pages • first pub 1320 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780374524524
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
Publication date: 30 March 1996
Description
This widely praised version of Dante's masterpiece, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets, is more idiomatic and approachable than its many predecessors. Former U...
Community Reviews Summary of 9,893 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
adventurous 47%
reflective 45%
tense 22%
mysterious 20%
informative 13%
emotional 11%
funny 10%
sad 8%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 39% | A mix: 31% | Character: 23% | N/A: 4%Strong character development?
No: 44% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 6%Loveable characters?
No: 51% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 9% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 51% | Yes: 21% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Death, GoreModerate
Genocide, Homophobia, IncestMinor
Suicide, Islamophobia, War