Don Quijote de la Mancha I [With MP3] by Miguel de Cervantes

3.71 AVERAGE

streator's review against another edition

3.0
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! ;-)

krharps's review against another edition

5.0
I would recommend Don Quixote to anyone who enjoys clever writing and witty banter and place Miguel de Cervantes as the original among all who I personally consider great — Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Joseph Heller, and Kurt Vonnegut.

andreasdbb's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
prollyreads's profile picture

prollyreads's review against another edition

3.25
adventurous inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
don quixote is so alfred coded but make it in the alchemist setting
cryptidfae's profile picture

cryptidfae's review against another edition

4.5
adventurous challenging mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
puttakina's profile picture

puttakina's review against another edition

4.25
adventurous emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

clockworkp's review against another edition

5.0
No creo que sea un favorito, pero me entretuvo al oírlo en audio. Muy pesados algunos parajes y otros muy cortos, la escena de los molinos es prácticamente una página. Estoy orgullosa de mí misma por haberlo leído al fin, me sentía como una falsa lectora de clásicos si no le daba una oportunidad al más reconocido de mi país. Como siempre me gustó oír el castellano antiguo y la forma pomposa de hablar y las cosas que reconozco en esa época.

furthermoreity's review against another edition

3.75
Good amount of farts poop and vomit. 
Part 2 was definitely the better one. 

xxelcapxx's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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: Yes
an inspirational  masterpiece
nicmanenapada's profile picture

nicmanenapada's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous funny hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated