Take a photo of a barcode or cover
![Don Quijote de la Mancha I [With MP3] by Miguel de Cervantes](https://cdn.thestorygraph.com/kvhw6thtu7bpnhvxd1ocgvxncu5w)
3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
This book was long - took me about three months to get through it all!
This novel feels like a real journey alongside Sancho and Don Quixote.....the kind of story I somehow felt nostalgia for even before finishing.
Altogether, I think this is a book worth reading but not to be taken too seriously - it's hilarious in parts with very classic memorable scenes - I'll now never be able to look at windmills without an overwhelming urge to charge them on horseback - and whilst there's a lot of humor, I know this was written during a time where such a story was a criticism/mockery of the prevailing tall tales of the time. This humour can then be seen as a criticism of the over-the-top hero-building that was prevalent both then and of course today.
However, my reflection on this novel was in giving great credence to the phrase "belief is what gives life meaning".
Without giving anything of the story away, and perhaps at the risk of missing the point entirely - perhaps delusion isn't a bad thing if it brings more good than harm and if you honestly believe it.
This novel feels like a real journey alongside Sancho and Don Quixote.....the kind of story I somehow felt nostalgia for even before finishing.
Altogether, I think this is a book worth reading but not to be taken too seriously - it's hilarious in parts with very classic memorable scenes - I'll now never be able to look at windmills without an overwhelming urge to charge them on horseback - and whilst there's a lot of humor, I know this was written during a time where such a story was a criticism/mockery of the prevailing tall tales of the time. This humour can then be seen as a criticism of the over-the-top hero-building that was prevalent both then and of course today.
However, my reflection on this novel was in giving great credence to the phrase "belief is what gives life meaning".
Without giving anything of the story away, and perhaps at the risk of missing the point entirely - perhaps delusion isn't a bad thing if it brings more good than harm and if you honestly believe it.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An eternity of indifference. Every story sounds exactly the same as the next and it can sometimes drag out and if you're listening to it you'll fade into the void and forget what's going on. There were some moments that made me chuckle despite my complaints.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoyed this particular narration of the story. The voices were very well done.
Soñar el sueño imposible, no importa que tan desesperanzado, hasta que se haga realidad; que yo post tenebras spero lucem...
Years ago, sometime in the mid- to late 1980s, I read this book while commuting from our home in the suburbs to Brooklyn Heights. The commute was a long trip - a 35-45 minute train ride to Grand Central followed by about a 20-30 subway ride to the Heights - and at the end of the day it was the same or longer to come home. I read a lot of lengthy books during those years, and Don Quixote was among the tomes that took me beyond my seat on Metro North to realms elsewhere.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - the story and the writing, aided in no small part by my love of the musical Man of La Mancha. Reading the book occasionally summoned some of the musical's songs, but always - always - the book won out over my imagination.
It has taken me this long, almost 34 years later, to enter the book in my feed. When I moved my catalog of read books online, I had to reconstruct from memory books read in the past. Thought I included them all, but apparently not, as doing a search did not show it in my list. Reading a review by Sherry Beth Preston prompted my search, and NOW there is my review. :-)
I thoroughly enjoyed this book - the story and the writing, aided in no small part by my love of the musical Man of La Mancha. Reading the book occasionally summoned some of the musical's songs, but always - always - the book won out over my imagination.
It has taken me this long, almost 34 years later, to enter the book in my feed. When I moved my catalog of read books online, I had to reconstruct from memory books read in the past. Thought I included them all, but apparently not, as doing a search did not show it in my list. Reading a review by Sherry Beth Preston prompted my search, and NOW there is my review. :-)
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes