I went to our local annual book fair a few days ago, and I pretty much got all of the books that I will be reading till next year’s fair. here’s a list of what I got:
- The Divine Comedy - Dante
- Emma - Jane Austen
- Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
- A brave new world
- a certain hunger
- Lapvona
- The Book Thief
I have a feeling I will like all of them, to be honest I’m only worried about Lapvona, because I’ve heard conflicted opinions on it. but hey, I’m willing to give it a chance.
The Divine Comedy might take you well into the next year unless you have a special knack for it. Whose translation were you able to get?
The first copy I was able to read was Allen Mandelbaum’s which struck me as beautifully written, if a little too dense for me. I remember liking John Ciardi’s (older?) translation more because it seemed simpler.