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kepics's review against another edition
3.0
Italy. Mid-Black Plague. 7 people in a cottage. Telling not-so appropriate stories.
raptorred's review against another edition
5.0
A bunch of rich folks escape the city to avoid the plague that's killing everyone by the thousands. In the meantime, they decide to have a picnic at their fancy estate and share stories that they have heard, funny, sad, gross, scandalous, and even peaceful.
I took a college class where the entire semester we reviewed solely this book. It took a whole new perspective and absolute appreciation for what the author was doing while writing these collection of stories that can show a lot of the time era, Dante's Inferno influences, and the literary prose of each narrator sharing their own stories and getting to learn about them.
Bonus, the movie The Little Hours with Aubrey Plaza is based on one of the stories in the book!
I took a college class where the entire semester we reviewed solely this book. It took a whole new perspective and absolute appreciation for what the author was doing while writing these collection of stories that can show a lot of the time era, Dante's Inferno influences, and the literary prose of each narrator sharing their own stories and getting to learn about them.
Bonus, the movie The Little Hours with Aubrey Plaza is based on one of the stories in the book!
dipasquale_vinny's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
If u get it u get it
gxsobes's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
ililly2003's review against another edition
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
hollandvk's review against another edition
3.0
I love the frame and many of the stories are quite amusing, but the unnecessary violence in some of the stories really interferes with loving the entire work.
electrozombie's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5