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  <title><![CDATA[Inferno]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Jerry Pournelle]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't find this anywhere! it's a story about a science fiction writer who dies accidentally and goes to hell. he finds it to be exactly like Dante described it. since he does not think he's supposed to be there at all, he has to descend to the final circle of hell and climb up the devil's maybe as...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25550154">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've always been a fan of Dante Alighieri's Inferno, having read it multiple times for pleasure and never once as an assignment, and so I was intrigued by the &quot;reimagining&quot; of Dante's trek through Hell on the way to salvation.<br/><br/>This time around, the pilgrim is a science-fiction w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54297219">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[horror fans, recovering christians]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is not a book I would have picked up from looking at the cover or reading the blurb on the back. It was highly recommended to me, however, and I decided to give it a shot.<br/><br/>I've never read anything by Larry Niven, although I've heard the name before. I really had no idea what to expect....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75846626">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41382317">
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    <name><![CDATA[Patrick]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Dec 31 04:43:43 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Dec 31 04:57:33 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dante Alighieri gets a makeover and his journey to hell is led by a science fiction writer named Carpentier whose fans let him accidently kill himself at a sci-fi convention. Carpentier, at first, has some ethical and practical questions about being dead—mainly how he is capable of thinking about ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41382317">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32495335">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Any one who wants to read a poor re-imagining of a classic]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 09 21:06:58 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[First published in 1976, <strong> Inferno </strong> is somewhat of a re-imagining of Dante's <em> Inferno </em>, but with a modern twist.<br/><br/>This is the story of Allen, a science fiction writer that was killed attending a sci-fi convention. He awakens in hell, finding a guide a la Virgil in the form of Benito Mussoli...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32495335">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4676491">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is sort of another Larry Niven book.  Jerry Pournelle wrote it, Niven contributed somehow.<br/><br/>This book is about an imaginary trip through hell.  My recollection is that a man, frozen in storage (his soul at least) is awakend by somebody.  He remembers/finds out enough about Dante Allig...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4676491">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="56255693">
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  <read_at>Tue May 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Man now I need to read Dante's Inferno!!!  Was a very good read and intersting take on the after life and Hell.  Follows a writer who inadvertently kills himself. He wakes up in the first circle of Hell and ends up following someone who says he knows the way out.  He trys to reconcile his experience...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/56255693">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54462568">
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  <read_at>Sat May 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I started to tire of the many levels of Hell and sin portrayed in this book, I found myself intrigued by the end because it became less a portrayal of hell and more a journey of the main character to find his own personal salvation. Fortunately the book did not dwell long on any particular ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54462568">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39618704">
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  <read_at>Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Dec 08 13:01:06 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had read this in high school and remembered it fondly.  My stimulus to reread it was a recent discussion in Doug Dery's Blog on Consimworld about Science Fiction that dealt with man's first contact with an alien race.  That had mentioned Niven and Pournelle's The Mote in God's Eye, which prompted ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39618704">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="73615329">
    <user id="2811313">
    <name><![CDATA[Flora]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Oct 06 07:11:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Oct 07 14:22:51 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I must say that I loved this book. This is a re-telling, modernizing of Dante's Inferno. It was very easy to read and really drew you in from the very begining. Saying its a little on the wierd side is an understatement but that was what makes this such a fun read. It was funny, strange, and icky al...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73615329">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="52769971">
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    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1982</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read this book in the early 80's and loved it. Recently I found it again on <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://Auidible.com">Auidible.com</a> and downloaded it onto my ipod. I still enjoyed it but not as well as I did the first time. I guess that in 20+ years my tastes have changed a bit. I also have to say that I did try to read Dante's work and fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52769971">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="48127964">
    <user id="1999292">
    <name><![CDATA[Paulkelly05]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Mar 03 12:27:32 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[    This is a modern take on Dante's Inferno.  It overtly references Dante's book as a guide, so it is not trying to hide it.  But it just didn't nail it.  Despite the archaic references in the original, it still was better.  You can't obviously rip off a classic and expect to be a classic.  Short o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48127964">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49076957">
    <user id="1338047">
    <name><![CDATA[Rick]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Mar 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Mar 12 15:36:28 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 16 11:18:14 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This novel is based on Dante Aligheiri's Divine Comedy, where there are nine circles of Hell, with each circle reserved for punishment of a particular type of sinner.  The book certainly makes one think about the consequences of sin without salvation, and is a fun read and a compelling adventure at ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49076957">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38904722">
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    <name><![CDATA[Amanda]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Nov 29 18:36:07 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 06 18:26:56 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Niven and Pournelle deliver an intoxicating look into what Hell is like for science fiction writer, Allen Carpenter. Although the story is engrossing, I found that the pacing of the story was awkward at some point. I also found dialogue to be trite and a bit irritating, especially during the later c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38904722">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="58201559">
    <user id="1823807">
    <name><![CDATA[Scott]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Des Plaines, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Mon Jun 08 09:07:44 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Jun 02 12:23:49 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 08 09:07:44 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[3 stars.  A solid modern journey through Dante's Inferno.  I recently read its sequel, &quot;Escape from Hell&quot; and comparing the two works - I believe several improvements were made between the two. &quot;Escape from Hell&quot; is more of a philosophical work, exploring the role of morals, moti...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58201559">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39239355">
    <user id="1753956">
    <name><![CDATA[Bill]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1978</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books. Niven &amp; Pournelle: Either you love them or hate them. I love their work and have rarely been disappointed in their works. &quot;Inferno&quot; is a sharp departure from their typical space opera genre. This is essentially a retelling of Dante's classic but from a modern tong...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39239355">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Niven and Pournelle's <em>Inferno</em> reuses Dante's setting to tell their own story.  The protagonist is an agnostic science fiction writer who dies and finds himself in Hell.  Along with a guide and occasional companions, he externally struggles to find an escape while internally struggling with his disbe...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32862048">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A strange combination of amusing and harrowing. Carpentier's attachment to his Infernoland amusement park theory got a little old, but I can kind of understand why you would cling to something with rules you understood.  ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Oh I could not put this book down. I loved it and I loved Niven's description of hell. Some parts were a little slow but overall it was a great book.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[My daddy gave this one to me today.  I just finished teaching Dante's Inferno, so I can't wait to see the 21st century take!]]></body>
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