Benim Adım Kırmızı vs Decamerone: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ficción, History, Fiction

Cover of Benim Adım Kırmızı

Benim Adım Kırmızı Orhan Pamuk · 1998 ★★★★☆ 3.9 556 pages · ≈ 10 h 18 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Decamerone

Decamerone Giovanni Boccaccio · 1516 ★★★★☆ 3.9 579 pages · ≈ 10 h 43 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.9 vs 3.9 — either is a safe pick by score.
Benim Adım Kırmızı is the easier read (Moderate), Decamerone more demanding (Demanding).

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