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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
I think I started to read Don Quixote just because it was a foundation of world literature blah blah blah but really stayed reading because despite being a gazillion years old it still feels relevant to life.
I felt a bit of catharsis reading this book. Like the catharsis you get after a depressing Shakespearean tragedy but of a different flavor. After the dust settles from a tragedy and all actors are lying dead on the floor from stabbing, poison, falling on one’s sword and the like, you feel weirdly good. A sort of “wow that was so terrible, I’m kinda feeling good about my life in comparison” type of feeling. Reading Don Quixote gives a sense of catharsis as well but rather a “wow I’m glad that I’m not a complete hopeless romantic and trapped in a make-believe world of my own imagination” type of feeling. It’s like putting a mirror up to the ridiculous musings we all have sometimes and saying look mate that’s you when you let your imagination get the better of you. I think we all sometimes mistake windmills for giants and unsuspecting damsels from the village over for the-love-of-our-lives even when they were just minding their own business. This book is enjoyable because when we laugh at stark raving mad Don Quixote we also get to have a chuckle or two about our own absurdities.
While I think the book can be seen as a warning against an overactive imagination and a refusal to see things as they really are, I do think there’s another takeaway. Would Don Quixote have been better off managing his estate and looking after his household instead of gallivanting around the countryside looking for adventure? Maybe. On the other hand, he actually DID end up doing a lot. An adventure that started with fake giants, fake magic and fake renown did end up leading to real bandits, pirates, dukes and duchesses and the like. Maybe the takeaway is to fake it till you make it? Don Quixote set out to become a famous knight errant and he pretty much accomplished that. In the end, despite all the trials and deprivations, I think he was better off doing it rather than just reading about it all day and wishing his life was different.
I felt a bit of catharsis reading this book. Like the catharsis you get after a depressing Shakespearean tragedy but of a different flavor. After the dust settles from a tragedy and all actors are lying dead on the floor from stabbing, poison, falling on one’s sword and the like, you feel weirdly good. A sort of “wow that was so terrible, I’m kinda feeling good about my life in comparison” type of feeling. Reading Don Quixote gives a sense of catharsis as well but rather a “wow I’m glad that I’m not a complete hopeless romantic and trapped in a make-believe world of my own imagination” type of feeling. It’s like putting a mirror up to the ridiculous musings we all have sometimes and saying look mate that’s you when you let your imagination get the better of you. I think we all sometimes mistake windmills for giants and unsuspecting damsels from the village over for the-love-of-our-lives even when they were just minding their own business. This book is enjoyable because when we laugh at stark raving mad Don Quixote we also get to have a chuckle or two about our own absurdities.
While I think the book can be seen as a warning against an overactive imagination and a refusal to see things as they really are, I do think there’s another takeaway. Would Don Quixote have been better off managing his estate and looking after his household instead of gallivanting around the countryside looking for adventure? Maybe. On the other hand, he actually DID end up doing a lot. An adventure that started with fake giants, fake magic and fake renown did end up leading to real bandits, pirates, dukes and duchesses and the like. Maybe the takeaway is to fake it till you make it? Don Quixote set out to become a famous knight errant and he pretty much accomplished that. In the end, despite all the trials and deprivations, I think he was better off doing it rather than just reading about it all day and wishing his life was different.
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The length, flowery language, lack of progress, and repetition overwhelmed the humour.
obra revolucionaria de la literatura universal, Alfonso Quijano, aka Don Quijote, es sin duda la más importante de la historia
sus capítulos más detacados, con su narración innecesariamente compleja, pero atemporal en su experimentación; son tan icónicos que aún siguen referenciados, como imagenería popular. destacan por el protagonismo de la locura de nuestro caballero y la inocencia pero lealtad de Sancho Belly, ambos enfrentándose a situaciones épicas (desde la perspectiva distorisionada de el de triste figura)
destaco como highlight el cap VI y el VIII de la primera parte: el primero por su diversión y referencia a los libros de la época y el segundo por la experimentación antes mencionada
peeeero, Cervantes con su capacidad de explayar prosas infinitas se va por las ramas y desarrolla historias inconexas con lo que verdaderamente me tenía atrapado, las cuales se basaban en don quijote teniendo aventuras (creería yo, esa es la esencia de esta obra)
recomiendo alguna versión de selecciones o para niños (hasta trae ilustraciones)
sus capítulos más detacados, con su narración innecesariamente compleja, pero atemporal en su experimentación; son tan icónicos que aún siguen referenciados, como imagenería popular. destacan por el protagonismo de la locura de nuestro caballero y la inocencia pero lealtad de Sancho Belly, ambos enfrentándose a situaciones épicas (desde la perspectiva distorisionada de el de triste figura)
destaco como highlight el cap VI y el VIII de la primera parte: el primero por su diversión y referencia a los libros de la época y el segundo por la experimentación antes mencionada
peeeero, Cervantes con su capacidad de explayar prosas infinitas se va por las ramas y desarrolla historias inconexas con lo que verdaderamente me tenía atrapado, las cuales se basaban en don quijote teniendo aventuras (creería yo, esa es la esencia de esta obra)
recomiendo alguna versión de selecciones o para niños (hasta trae ilustraciones)
Me gusta mucho!!!!
*A veces siento al despertar que el sueño es la realidad.*
Don quijote se atreve a hacer lo que muchos no nos atrevemos, a vivir la aventura y sus sueños.
*A veces siento al despertar que el sueño es la realidad.*
Don quijote se atreve a hacer lo que muchos no nos atrevemos, a vivir la aventura y sus sueños.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
Sancho Panza er litt som Samwise Gamgee, bare istedenfor å være den beste karakteren i boken så er han en taper