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Don Quixote

Miguel de Cervantes

3.71 AVERAGE


I didn't know anything going in and this book was nothing that I'd expected from the early 1600s. So funny/ridiculous

PS also pretty long and best read without a deadline
challenging medium-paced

Archaic writing kicked my ass and was becoming repetitive. Will read chapter or two here and there
adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Loveable characters: Yes

The sweetest tale that is humorous, wise and inspiring. I believe this book is most enjoyable when listened to - this is a classic folk tale to be enjoyed by listening to it 

Grew to be deeply boring! Reminds me of the Canterbury Tales but I somehow made it through that one. But... I hate The Canterbury Tales deeply. I thought there would've been a lot more stories - or content in the stories - of traveling and doing knightly tasks, but it's not so much an epic as a 'collection of stories' epic. And a really, really slow trudge through really, really boring stuff. 

One of my favorite classics.
adventurous funny hopeful slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The story occasionally drags and can sometimes be repetitive, but Don Quixote and Sancho Panza are fantastic characters full of life. The second book elevates it from classic to masterpiece with a fantastic ending, but it could definitely be a slog sometimes

I failed to understand why this is literature.
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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