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The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio6/1/2023 ![]() Amazing, considering it is 650+ years old. I would compare this book a bit to Aesop's Fables, only usually much bawdier. ![]() And some of the morals did not seem right. I found the stories mostly really interesting, fun, educational, and humorous.īut also sad, since there was so much deviousness going on in many/most. ![]() The edition I bought only has about 30 of the top (rated) stories, out of the 100 total in the orig. but just not as good as I initially thought. I don't think I am going to downgrade my overall rating because of this. One was downright awful, in that it tried to justify a "great end" by using absolutely terrible means. By that I mean, I did not think they were as realistic &/or promoted good values for healthy and productive lives. ![]() The few extra stories toward the end of the book that I just read were not as positive as the earlier ones. ![]()
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