The Decameron - interesting to read the different voices in the story Boccaccio created, some funny, a lot smutty, some insightful...

I am not sure if I had the best translation, I had Oxford not the Penguin version. I had a feeling that the translation was dumbed down a tad or maybe the translation was too too modern? Not sure.

I had to overlook all the many "love at first sight" and everyone or most in the stories were the "most beautiful" etc etc. But to put it in its context it makes sense, they are short stories after all. Plus lyrical snap shots and entertainment...middle brow for sure, but not in a bad way.

Given the time 1300s, yep a long time ago. The catering to women and yet consistently mocking and putting them down, even the women did this in many of the stories, I had to overlook as well, roll my eyes and say well it was hundreds of years ago. So I guess we have come a long way baby.