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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
This is the funniest book I have ever read and I thoroughly enjoyed the comical trials and tribulations of a modern knight-errant. Sancho Panza shows fair mental abilities and is always in the right yet due to class differences always must watch his master at peril. Sancho Panza makes every adventure much more comical with how he adopts his masters views and constantly makes inappropriate witticisms that irritate his master and leads to light hearted quarrels.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
For overall enjoyability I would give it four out five, but if we were to actually rate the people and the actions in this book one out of five. Don Quixote is a delusional man who's struggles are laughed at and, in the second part, gets taken advantage of for the amusement of others. There were some pretty funny parts, like with the curds.
Man, oh man, where do I even begin?!
This novel is pure brilliance. In the 21 years I've been alive, I have never read anything more dreamy, beautiful, or breaking as this novel.
Don Quixote truly shines in every aspect of the word. Its influence and importance in literature cannot be denied or brushed away and forgotten.
There's so much that's gained and lost in this book, often at the same time. Dreams, passions, love, heartbreak, anger, poignancy, regret, hope, and friendship are subject to the brutal, harsh truth that reality only means as much as the person speaking to it and giving it a voice.
There's mockery, praise, and apathy - all of these things follow Don Quixote as he embarks on his adventures. The way he's treated says a lot and speaks volumes about our society today. In a word, this book is timeless. Its popularity has survived for 400 years. During those 400, people could have forgotten, grown weary of this book, and decided to carry on with their literary lives. But this book has stood the test of time, and for a very clear reason. It speaks to the dreamer in all of us, the dreamer who's not afraid to keep going, even when the world is screaming at us to stop, turn around, and be afraid. It's funny, witty, and powerful, something I want every story to be, but unfortunately, not all stories are created equal. My proof? The fact that Avellaneda, the imposter Cervantes, tried to write his own Part 2 of the book, during which he laughed at Cervantes for no longer being able to use his left hand. The result? It was mocked heartily by characters in the actual Part 2 by Cervantes. Miguel was a legend.
And while I don't want to be a knight, I do deeply aspire to be more like Don Quixote. Why? Isn't he insane, you ask? Delusional? Paranoid? It's because he's the doer, fighter, and dreamer that we should all aspire to be. I will never forget this book. Even if I can't physically carry it with me, I will hold it in my heart forever. The world is no longer the same world I knew 1 year, 8 months, and 15 days ago.
I am not the same after reading Don Quixote. My own internal world is now an unquantifiably better place because of it.
This novel is pure brilliance. In the 21 years I've been alive, I have never read anything more dreamy, beautiful, or breaking as this novel.
Don Quixote truly shines in every aspect of the word. Its influence and importance in literature cannot be denied or brushed away and forgotten.
There's so much that's gained and lost in this book, often at the same time. Dreams, passions, love, heartbreak, anger, poignancy, regret, hope, and friendship are subject to the brutal, harsh truth that reality only means as much as the person speaking to it and giving it a voice.
There's mockery, praise, and apathy - all of these things follow Don Quixote as he embarks on his adventures. The way he's treated says a lot and speaks volumes about our society today. In a word, this book is timeless. Its popularity has survived for 400 years. During those 400, people could have forgotten, grown weary of this book, and decided to carry on with their literary lives. But this book has stood the test of time, and for a very clear reason. It speaks to the dreamer in all of us, the dreamer who's not afraid to keep going, even when the world is screaming at us to stop, turn around, and be afraid. It's funny, witty, and powerful, something I want every story to be, but unfortunately, not all stories are created equal. My proof? The fact that Avellaneda, the imposter Cervantes, tried to write his own Part 2 of the book, during which he laughed at Cervantes for no longer being able to use his left hand. The result? It was mocked heartily by characters in the actual Part 2 by Cervantes. Miguel was a legend.
And while I don't want to be a knight, I do deeply aspire to be more like Don Quixote. Why? Isn't he insane, you ask? Delusional? Paranoid? It's because he's the doer, fighter, and dreamer that we should all aspire to be. I will never forget this book. Even if I can't physically carry it with me, I will hold it in my heart forever. The world is no longer the same world I knew 1 year, 8 months, and 15 days ago.
I am not the same after reading Don Quixote. My own internal world is now an unquantifiably better place because of it.
Una hazaña completar éste libro, tardé 1 año en su momento, ésta edición es una maravilla excepto por el papel que es un poco delgado, aunque se siente fino, edición llena de pies de página, contextos, introducciones y explicaciones para entrar al mundo creado por Cervantes, cabe destacar que no es una lecturas sencilla pero es muy enriquecedora, muy cómica, muy pesada y muy gratificante, sobre todo la segunda parte que en mi opinión es muy superior a la primera y que fluye muy bien.
Quien lo dejé no se sienta mal, es una obra complicada de abordar. Lo mejor es ir de poco a poco y leyendo otras cosas para despejar.
Quien lo dejé no se sienta mal, es una obra complicada de abordar. Lo mejor es ir de poco a poco y leyendo otras cosas para despejar.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes