What are you reading?

[Kirobaito]

The Divine Comedy.

Awesome. If you're into poetic epics, try Milton's Paradise Lost (if you haven't already). Really, really great stuff.

Divine Comedy is 10x better than Paradise Lost. It's difficult to get past the blatant misogyny in PL.

[Boney King]

The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians by Peter Heather

I've had that book for a couple years but I never finished it. Super interesting but I didn't have a lot of retaining power back when I first picked it up. I really must give it another go.

The Divine Comedy.

I haven't done any regular reading since high school, so it's slow going

One of my favourite books. Historical context is really important to it though, so I hope you have a nice edition of it with good footnotes.

[Flying Arrow]

The Divine Comedy.

Awesome. If you're into poetic epics, try Milton's Paradise Lost (if you haven't already). Really, really great stuff.

Divine Comedy is 10x better than Paradise Lost. It's difficult to get past the blatant misogyny in PL.

"Better" how? By which criteria? The "misogyny" is a fair wrinkle for some readers - if indeed one reads it as misogyny - but I don't think one should let it stand in the way of appreciating Milton's artistry. Then again, I'm probably the wrong person to be discussing issues like this, having never been discriminated against in any way, shape, or form ever in my life.