Decamerone vs The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Peste bubónica, Plague, History, Fiction

Cover of Decamerone

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

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Cover of The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665

The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665 Daniel Defoe · 1722 ★★★★☆ 3.6 253 pages · ≈ 4 h 41 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Decamerone higher: 3.9 vs 3.6 from 44581 votes.
The history of the great plague in London in the year 1665 is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Decamerone.

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