14 yo reading

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my son asked me to order Divine Comedy, Great I thought, haven't read it myself, but is it inappropriate reading. Have since read some.

Wholly appropriate ( I am Italian and studied it in school for 3 years, 15 to 18) but please make sure you get a good annotated edition: without a good translation and a good introduction/notes it would be difficult to understand and appreciate. But it is an absolutely brilliant read, especially at his age. Point him to chant V in the Inferno, towards the end: the story of Paolo and Francesca and the poetry about love is fabulous.

Well done to your son on discovering this: what triggered his interest?

Can't imagine that anything is inappropriate for a 14 yr old...
Unless you want him to use his own money :)

He came home from school early last week after reading a little in English, or Rs, he's very vague, and he is loving it, only reads in short bursts, but prompts alot of questions. He's just about to start purgatory.

Oh ps Published by Oxford Press, is it an ok one.