Taking into consideration that it is dated and Byzantine, the book was alright. I'm not certain it would as popular today as it was back in the 1300s, but it does serve as marker of what can and will be banned. The story is x-rated, even by today's standards and full of dick jokes. The folly of government and subjects is in full view and also the mistreatment of animals by humans in probably more stark in the book than any PETA advert featuring naked ladies in lettuce. All of this said, don't read unless you are into Christian-themed pornography about animals that boast about being killed by human beings and their penis sizes. In all honesty, it's probably an amazing book if you wanted to do pomo or feminist criticism and compare to something today. ( )