Paradise Lost was possibly one of the most unusual books I have ever read. The epic poem is a retelling of the Christian creation story, written in 1667 by a strict Protestant writer by the name of John Milton. This raises my interpretation ofit being a weird read, as when reading I could not let go the question of why someone so devout would write a biblical retelling that opened with Satan’s fall from Heaven, told through his perspective and to an extent writing in a way that makes the reader sympathise with Satan. This was at least the case in my opinion for the first couple of books of the epic. Paradise Lost was an exceptionally challenging text, often having found myself not fully understanding the events of the poem at times. Despite this, in my edition each book begun with a short chapter summary that was really beneficial (this showing that for many it is a difficult text to comprehend) and this allowed me to focus on the interesting dynamic between the religious author and the POV character of Satan, a relationship of which the exploration of resulted in great interest of the poem.