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Do you dare to sin?

Advantages: a great insight into the mind of Dante
Disadvantages: hell sounds creepy

The Divine Comedy by Dante, or in Italian ‘La Divina Commedia’. Before I give any further information about this epic poem, it is important to consider that it is open to much speculation and interpretation and it can only truly be evaluated by t ...

luceey 29.12.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Divine Comedy - Alighieri Dante

Dear Room

Advantages: honest and thought provoking.
Disadvantages: some work maybe seen as to short.

I've got into Hugo Willaims' work over the last couple of years and i have to admit its really grown on me ,this is the second publication of this type by Hugo Williams, the first being 'Billy's Rain' published in 1999, this book was published in 2006 by ...

drew_face 10.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dear Room - Hugo Williams

Hugo Williams - an all round nice book!

Advantages: Well writen, easy to get to grips with, interesting.
Disadvantages: Not as good as the later two books.

This is the first book of this kind by Hugo Williams which was published on Faber and Faber in 1994, the later two being 'Billy's Rain' 1999 and 'Dear Room' 2006. Although this book was published in 1994 the topics that it covers are from alot earlier ti ...

drew_face 27.09.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Dock Leaves - Hugo Williams