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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
reflective
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
Povinná četba na gymplu. A jedna z nejnudnějších knih, co jsem kdy četla :D
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Just never seemed to find my footing-One of those books youre supposed to read, so I did-but frankly have no wish to revisit it.
It didn't need to be this long.
I did enjoy this in the beginning especially. The description of women got a bit weary. Sancho and his proverbs were my favorite.
I did enjoy this in the beginning especially. The description of women got a bit weary. Sancho and his proverbs were my favorite.
Lo he escuchado en audiolibro y ha sido toda una experiencia. Todo un elenco de grandes voces dirigidas por Elsa Veiga. El narrador y Don Quixote han estado magníficos, pero el Sancho Panza de Pepe Viyuela ha sido tiernísimo, se ha llevado mi corazón.
Si hablo del texto, la verdad, me ha sorprendido. No sabía bien con qué iba encontrarme realmente, como pasa con tantas obras que estudias en el colegio y no llegas a leer. La verdad es que lo he disfrutado más de lo que pensaba y algunas de las muchas historietas que se cuentan me han entretenido mucho.
Pero la verdad, eso que dicen muchos, que te tronchas de risa, que es una obra tan cómica... para algunos lo será, pero la verdad que a mí más que nada me ha dado pena Don Quixote, me ha causado una ternura triste Sancho; a veces tenía que dejarlo porque me sabía muy mal por ambos.
Si hablo del texto, la verdad, me ha sorprendido. No sabía bien con qué iba encontrarme realmente, como pasa con tantas obras que estudias en el colegio y no llegas a leer. La verdad es que lo he disfrutado más de lo que pensaba y algunas de las muchas historietas que se cuentan me han entretenido mucho.
Pero la verdad, eso que dicen muchos, que te tronchas de risa, que es una obra tan cómica... para algunos lo será, pero la verdad que a mí más que nada me ha dado pena Don Quixote, me ha causado una ternura triste Sancho; a veces tenía que dejarlo porque me sabía muy mal por ambos.
Probably my favourite book of all time. It has not left my mind since I started reading it. While I can’t imagine Cervantes was the first to put many of these ideas to paper, he penned them in such a subtle and entertaining way that they bore into your head and don’t ever leave. I love having a little Don Quixote riding around with me in my thoughts. It would be a real shame to live having never read this book.
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As with many staples of classic literature, I wasn't entirely sure what to make of Don Quixote before I read the first page. I braced myself for flowery, poetic, and consistently obtuse prose. I braced myself for needless pontificating.
And sure, there is some of that. However, what I was surprised by was how funny this book is -- even now, more than 400 years since its original publication. It's also remarkably accessible. Some of that, I'm sure, is due to Edith Grossman's translation for this edition, but the story itself doesn't fall down unnecessary rabbit holes, as I often find classic literature does. That's not to say there aren't moments of, dare I say, plodding repetition. Despite my enjoyment of the meta nature of their inclusion, I found the discussions about literature to be, well, repetitive.
But as a whole, it's easy to see why Don Quixote is heralded as one of the most impressive books to be published. It's an adventure at its core, with a ton of unique and odd characters (led, of course, by the strangest of them all, that titular knight errant).
And sure, there is some of that. However, what I was surprised by was how funny this book is -- even now, more than 400 years since its original publication. It's also remarkably accessible. Some of that, I'm sure, is due to Edith Grossman's translation for this edition, but the story itself doesn't fall down unnecessary rabbit holes, as I often find classic literature does. That's not to say there aren't moments of, dare I say, plodding repetition. Despite my enjoyment of the meta nature of their inclusion, I found the discussions about literature to be, well, repetitive.
But as a whole, it's easy to see why Don Quixote is heralded as one of the most impressive books to be published. It's an adventure at its core, with a ton of unique and odd characters (led, of course, by the strangest of them all, that titular knight errant).