A review by fauxpunk
The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio

4.0

This book is delightful in every way. It's hilarious and irreverent, although it sometimes gets a bit old after awhile. It's the kind of book you can put down for months and then come back to without losing the thread of the narrative. Still, definitely worth a read if you're at all interested in the middle ages (and if you know anything about Chaucer, you'll see where he borrowed liberally from this text), as it's compelling, highly entertaining and full of lovely medieval weirdness that'll make you think "what on earth am I reading?" every few stories.

It's also fun to recount the stories to your friends and then watch their bemused reactions.