I’ve begun reading Dante’s Inferno

[gnarly]

I decided to get into some reading and honestly after playing over 400 hours of ultrakill I've finally bought the book the games based off and started reading it. Honestly the ideology of hell being different layers is quite interesting. If u could go to any layer. What layer of hell would you go to and why?

 

[meltskelt]

I decided to get into some reading and honestly after playing over 400 hours of ultrakill I've finally bought the book the games based off and started reading it. Honestly the ideology of hell being different layers is quite interesting. If u could go to any layer. What layer of hell would you go to and why?

probably 7 because I would have died by suicide lol ( + I have ed so it's a combo) wbu?

 

[gnarly]

probably 7 because I would have died by suicide lol ( + I have ed so it's a combo) wbu?

Lmao understandable. I'd probably end up there as well. Tbh I'd like to see the first three tho. They seem the most interesting to me.

 

[meltskelt]

Lmao understandable. I'd probably end up there as well. Tbh I'd like to see the first three tho. They seem the most interesting to me.

to have a conversation with some philosophers lol
But as we go down you could say " can I stop here for some minutes?" - that would be great. Tbh I don't know if the book would be good... It's kind of a big poem

 

[gnarly]

to have a conversation with some philosophers lol
But as we go down you could say " can I stop here for some minutes?" - that would be great. Tbh I don't know if the book would be good... It's kind of a big poem

I think poetry is nice so I honestly I don't mind it. It's probably not the greatest book to start with but I'm enjoying it well and that's all that matters. all though I just have to figure out what book I'm gonna pick next. Any suggestions?

 

[meltskelt]

I think poetry is nice so I honestly I don't mind it. It's probably not the greatest book to start with but I'm enjoying it well and that's all that matters. all though I just have to figure out what book I'm gonna pick next. Any suggestions?

also from Dante? Or other writer?

 

[gnarly]

also from Dante? Or other writer?

Both if you'd like. Preferably another writer tho

 

[meltskelt]

Both if you'd like. Preferably another writer tho

try reading Dostoevsky! I like Poor people a lot, but others also recommend notes from the undergroud

 

[gnarly]

try reading Dostoevsky! I like Poor people a lot, but others also recommend notes from the undergroud

alright then. I'll give it a shot after I finish up inferno. Thx for the conversation btw. Been needing to socialize more

 

[meltskelt]

alright then. I'll give it a shot after I finish up inferno. Thx for the conversation btw. Been needing to socialize more

if you decide to talk more anytime I'm always free, so just pm me

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

Been wanting to read Inferno for a while but was too intimidated by the fact that it's poetry lol, have you found that to be a significant barrier?

I'm not sure which layer I'd like to "visit" but I think if I went to hell I'd probably go to the avarice/greed layer for my extreme frugality.

 

[gnarly]

Been wanting to read Inferno for a while but was too intimidated by the fact that it's poetry lol, have you found that to be a significant barrier?

I'm not sure which layer I'd like to "visit" but I think if I went to hell I'd probably go to the avarice/greed layer for my extreme frugality.

Not at all. Some parts can be difficult to read but overall the poetry is nice.

 

[ladylazarus4]

Are you reading just the Inferno bit or all of the Divine Comedy? I really want to read it, I feel like it's an essential text to read to understand literature. In the same vein, I also want to read Paradise Lost, but I've heard it's super difficult.

 

[gnarly]

Are you reading just the Inferno bit or all of the Divine Comedy? I really want to read it, I feel like it's an essential text to read to understand literature. In the same vein, I also want to read Paradise Lost, but I've heard it's super difficult.

The divine comedy. I would also like to read paradise lost but I've also heard it being difficult. Me personally I'm probably going to wait on it

 

[lacrimosa]

try reading Dostoevsky! I like Poor people a lot, but others also recommend notes from the undergroud

Notes from the Underground is a brilliant book! Well written and beautiful despite it's course subject matter...

Notes from the Underground is a brilliant book! Well written and beautiful despite it's course subject matter...

This is a spoiler, but the first line is:
"I am a sick man… I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased."

 

[meltskelt]

Notes from the Underground is a brilliant book! Well written and beautiful despite it's course subject matter...

This is a spoiler, but the first line is:
"I am a sick man… I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased."

u seem like a person who reads russian literature, do you also read Sartre or enjoy philosophy?? I need someone to talk to about this kind of stuff lol

 

[Alexei_Kirillov]

Notes from the Underground is a brilliant book! Well written and beautiful despite it's course subject matter...

This is a spoiler, but the first line is:
"I am a sick man… I am a spiteful man. I am an unattractive man. I believe my liver is diseased."

I'd also recommend Demons, though that one's a bit longer and can be meandering at times. The 800 some pages were worth it though solely for the character Alexei Kirillov, who my account is literally named after.

 

[lacrimosa]

u seem like a person who reads russian literature, do you also read Sartre or enjoy philosophy?? I need someone to talk to about this kind of stuff lol

Yes! I love philosophy! I've read The History of Madness by Michel Foucault, The Brothers Karamazov by Dostoyevsky, Notes from Underground by Dostoyevsky, Thus Spake Zarathustra by Nietzsche, and The Will to Power by Nietzsche. I've also read some Greek philosophy in general.

I'd also recommend Demons, though that one's a bit longer and can be meandering at times. The 800 some pages were worth it though solely for the character Alexei Kirillov, who my account is literally named after.

What's it about?