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A review by nuhafariha
The Decameron Project by The New York Times
4.0
Thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!
Available Nov 10 2020
Honestly, this collection was just fun to read. That's really all I have to say. From Mona Awad's chilling tale of plastic surgery gone wrong in "A Blue Sky Like This" to Margaret Atwood's hilarious alien comic in "Impatient Griselda" to the emotional connection between a New York City taxi driver and his nephew in Dinaw Mengestu's "How We Used to Play", The NYT's The Decameron Project is a richly textured, multifaceted collection that offers a kaleidoscopic view into the current pandemic. Some stories are available online in the New York Times Magazine, but it's a different experience reading the stories together and realizing the vast impact of the pandemic on all aspects of life.
Available Nov 10 2020
Honestly, this collection was just fun to read. That's really all I have to say. From Mona Awad's chilling tale of plastic surgery gone wrong in "A Blue Sky Like This" to Margaret Atwood's hilarious alien comic in "Impatient Griselda" to the emotional connection between a New York City taxi driver and his nephew in Dinaw Mengestu's "How We Used to Play", The NYT's The Decameron Project is a richly textured, multifaceted collection that offers a kaleidoscopic view into the current pandemic. Some stories are available online in the New York Times Magazine, but it's a different experience reading the stories together and realizing the vast impact of the pandemic on all aspects of life.