The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic by The New York Times

The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic

The New York Times

320 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction short stories emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
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When reality is surreal, only fiction can make sense of it. In 1353, Giovanni Boccaccio wrote "The Decameron": one hundred nested tales told by a group of young men and women passing the time at a villa outside Florence while waiting out the grues...

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Community Reviews Summary of 315 reviews

Moods

reflective 90%
emotional 61%
hopeful 49%
dark 40%
funny 32%
sad 30%
inspiring 25%
challenging 23%
adventurous 16%
tense 14%
lighthearted 10%
informative 9%
mysterious 9%
relaxing 7%

Pace

medium 57%
fast 30%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 58% | Character: 14% | N/A: 14% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 38% | Yes: 8% | No: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 51% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 22% | No: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 29% | Yes: 17% | No: 11%

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