Milton's Paradise Lost

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  Possibly the most tedious book ever written. I'm disappointed that I didn't care for it more - loving Shakespeare and Dante as I do, I thought, "Gee, war in heaven - supercool!" But, alas, no love. If you want to read a superb poem with religious overtones, read "The Divine Comedy" - it's much bette ... (continue)

  Possibly the most tedious book ever written. I'm disappointed that I didn't care for it more - loving Shakespeare and Dante as I do, I thought, "Gee, war in heaven - supercool!" But, alas, no love. If you want to read a superb poem with religious overtones, read "The Divine Comedy" - it's much better. If you feel the need for self-flagellation, force yourself to read "Paradise Lost." You've been warned.

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  guaddess said on May 14, 2007 about the Paperback edition | 2 feedbacks

• One of the most frustrating reads in the history of unnecessary blathering... I have attempted several times to attempt to read through PL since but only to set it down again and again.

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  Threnody said on Sep 25, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  I don't know if there are editorial problems of this great poem (literature is not my specialty), so I just bought this cheap, portable penguin edition, which also supplies some rather useful notes.

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  ikjeng said on Sep 8, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Hardcover 384 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1841932515
• ISBN-13: 9781841932514
• Publisher: Book Sales
• Pub date: May 30, 2006
• Dimensions: 1935 mm x 1548 mm x 258 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Leather Bound, Board Book, Library Binding, Others and eBook
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