Starting The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Hi hi hi (A Clockwork Orange reference for those who didn't know) faithful 3 subscribers (1 of which is my alter ego) today, Febuary... February?  However that month is spelled the 21, 2012, I have starting reading the classic The Divine Comedy by Dante.  For some reason modern culture as twisted the name into Dante's Infrno, but if I'm not mistaken' that is a video game.  I'm talking about the book.  From what I hear, it is a hard read but I think not that I shall encounter a problem.  It was written originally in Latin around the 1300's by none other than Dante.  He did not choose the title though.  You see, back then titles weren't all that important and it went without name for hundreds of years until a publisher in the 1500's gave it the name "Divina Commedia" which was its latin translation to what we now recognize it as.
     From my understanding, it is poem about Dante going to hell (literally) and then coming into paradise.  I don't know.  It's not like I look up the plot before I read a book.  These are just inferences I make from here say, and from the title (I rarely read a blurb).  Now do not be fooled by the word "Comedy" in the name.  Back then comedy simply meant a type of writing that had a happy ending, so I will assume it has a happy ending.  And if I'm correct, then the author is a character in the book, therefore he most likely would want a happy ending for himself.  Divine simply means holy or spiritual and because Date literally goes to hell (I think) then that is how that word made it into the title.
     Enough of my ramblings.  I leave you to do whatever you will.  If you wish, do discuss what you think will happen if you haven't read the book, or tell us what questions or remarks you have before reading the book.  If you have already read it, feel free to post what you thought was going to happen or how you thought you would like the book.  Just don't reveal any spoilers.  If you do, I may not delete your post, but society will have a general disliking for you, which isn't fun.  : )

     -Jake E. Stief

Starting Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

Well faithful 0 subscribers.  I am starting to read the science fiction Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card.  It was a recommendation by a teacher from the school I go to.  According to the description it sounds like a Robert A. Heinlein novel.  We shall see.  It is 324 pages and is about the people of Earth planning to fend off an alien attack which they predict will happen any time soon.  The soldiers apperently train in some sort of arena in space.  I'll tell you more about it once I read it though.  I have never read Orson Scott Card before so it should be interesting to see what his style of writing is like.  If you want to read along and discuss the book when I'm done, feel free.  I plan to be done by February 17th or 18th.  I'm excited to read this book (I love sci-fi), though I wish I would have read it earlier.  The one whom recommended it to me is moving to california shotly and I wish I couldh ave more time to discuss the book with her.  Oh well.

Jake E. Stief

(Catcher in the Rye, Clockwork Orange, Gloden Ration, On Man in the Universe and Count of Monte Cristo review coming soon!)