Well today I started reading my copy of The Divine Comedy that I picked up yesterday. I really like how this book is layed out. The intro and notes from the translator aren’t that important to me, but they do have decent information included within them. I sort of skimmed through the first 25 pages or which included the intro and the translators notes. Mainly because I wanted to actually read the verse of the story not the notes.

The translation seems well done, since I don’t read italian, though it might be nice to learn to read it I cant’ say how well the author did in translating. I like how they have a summery of the canto at the start of each canto (chapter but it is a poem and I’m not sure poems really have chapters). The first 130 lines or so flowed well and were very interesting to read I really enjoyed them and think I will enjoy reading through all three books in The Divine Comedy.

I also continued to read The People’s History of the United States. I am really enjoying this book, I am taking it slow which is odd for me. I’m only reading a chapter or so a day so I have time to think on it. I find that it is really interesting reading about American History from a different view then what is given in most history books. The first chapter about how Columbus and the other explorers of the New World brought genocide upon the Native Americans already living here was really interesting to read and it was a point that is often glossed over in more traditional texts. I am through the formation of the United States and the creation of the Constitution and I am looking forward to reading more of the book and seeing the my countries history through a new lens.

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