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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a ride. I don't think I'll be writing a review this time around because my brain is just too full and I need to let this story settle in my mind. This book was not at all what I thought it would be.
Thanks to Paula for the buddy read! I probably never would have gotten around to reading this otherwise, and I would have been missing out.
Thanks to Paula for the buddy read! I probably never would have gotten around to reading this otherwise, and I would have been missing out.
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
slow-paced
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm really glad to have read a physical copy while listening to the audiobook because this is a very long book that I could see myself lose interest in after a while. The narrator was fantastic in pronouncing the Spanish words that I was reading. He also brought the characters to life for me. The author does a good job making you feel hopefully and supportive of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza. You know in the beginning one is "mad from reading all the books on knights and chivalry" and the other isn't smart enough to know things aren't true as they're being told, but you still want them to succeed in their endeavors no matter how misguided. I'll definitely listen again to this book.
You could take any page of this novel and make a movie from it. It's that good.
Ta da! I did it! I finished this book! Hard to believe. I found it much different than I expected. More coarse in some ways. And much more focused on Quixote's madness than I had been lead to understand from what I recall from seeing The Man of La Mancha all those years ago. It was interesting to see where some standards of literature (Lathario, for instance). The version I used was translated by John Ormsby. Which lead to a little confusion here and there. But nothing Google couldn't help with. Would I recommend it? Probably not, but if you are interested in reading what is considered one of the most influential novels of all time, then I can heartily recommend it. If you are looking for a a quick medieval read, maybe not so much. Though I hear that Edith Grossman's new translation is much easier to read. In any respect, I, am proud of myself! ;-)