Decamerone vs World Without End: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Peste bubónica, Plague, Historia, Ficción, 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 World Without End

World Without End Ken Follett · 1961 ★★★★☆ 4.3 1295 pages · ≈ 23 h 59 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate World Without End higher: 4.3 vs 3.9 from 283676 votes.
Decamerone is the quicker read — about 10 hours vs 23 for World Without End.
World Without End is the easier read (Challenging), Decamerone more demanding (Demanding).

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