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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Well, what a blooming amazing book. If no one had told me it I was written 500 years ago I would have guessed it was written yesterday. You can see the book summary above so I won’t go on about that…i read the Edith Grossman translation
I thought this was utterly perfect. It had the sort of stories you want to hear told to you by a fireside, it had wonderful humour, the best account of friendship I have ever read, violence, adventure and winding through all that, Knight Errantry.
Although Don Quixote is said to be mad, I don’t think he is. I think Don Quixote just wants the world to be of an order of magnitude better than it is and rather than doing the 17th century equivalent of pontificating on social media, he gets up off his bottom and goes out to be the man he thinks he should be.
The two sections of the book are very different. The first has lots of stories within the main story and the adventures are a little more wacky. The second part is more controlled ..I liked both and had favourite sections in each. Chapter 20 being the one that I enjoyed the most. The humour was my cup of tea and I spent a lot of time smiling and giggling while reading or thinking about this.
The characters are just so lovable, they have become friends through my reading and I am so sad to put them back on the bookshelf for another meeting in the future.
I read this as part of the Hardcore Literature book club on YouTube and Patreon. This book club has got me reading books like this that I would never have picked up otherwise. I am indebted to it.
I thought this was utterly perfect. It had the sort of stories you want to hear told to you by a fireside, it had wonderful humour, the best account of friendship I have ever read, violence, adventure and winding through all that, Knight Errantry.
Although Don Quixote is said to be mad, I don’t think he is. I think Don Quixote just wants the world to be of an order of magnitude better than it is and rather than doing the 17th century equivalent of pontificating on social media, he gets up off his bottom and goes out to be the man he thinks he should be.
The two sections of the book are very different. The first has lots of stories within the main story and the adventures are a little more wacky. The second part is more controlled ..I liked both and had favourite sections in each. Chapter 20 being the one that I enjoyed the most. The humour was my cup of tea and I spent a lot of time smiling and giggling while reading or thinking about this.
The characters are just so lovable, they have become friends through my reading and I am so sad to put them back on the bookshelf for another meeting in the future.
I read this as part of the Hardcore Literature book club on YouTube and Patreon. This book club has got me reading books like this that I would never have picked up otherwise. I am indebted to it.
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was... good! I think there's probably a good 200 pages that could have been trimmed from the thousand page book, but still good!!
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
More like a collection of stories than a book and in 2 parts influenced by 2 authors this book is amazing. it's large but the way it's written (in adventures rather than chapters) makes it easy to pick up and put down between appointments. the 2nd books' chapters are more individual than the 1st which i found to be more of one large story broken into smaller parts. i read and am familiar with many of the adventures of the knights of king arthur and this book is much like reading their collected stories. enjoyable and by the time you get to the 2nd book you understand why people were so obsessed with there being a sequel.... like seeing old friends agian.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I finally read this book.
It was first assigned to me 25 years ago. I didn't read it.
I bought the highly regarded Edith Grossman translation 20 years ago. I didn't read it. Until now!
It's hard to review Don Quixote when we (modern readers) are so familiar with the novel as genre of literature. But Don Quixote was the first of its kind, so in that context alone it's extraordinary. But being so familiar with the novel, it's really hard to appreciate what Don Quixote is and does. I kept imaging myself as a reader when it was first published--how weird and refreshing it must have been.
The characters are memorable, yes. This novel is really funny at times. But it's also extremely tedious. And that was before I got to the second book, which honestly added nothing to my experience, aside from adding several hundred pages. And in a weird but (I feel) apt comparison, this reminded me a lot of How I Met Your Mother.
I appreciate this novel for its context in literature. And I'm happy to say I finally read it.
It was first assigned to me 25 years ago. I didn't read it.
I bought the highly regarded Edith Grossman translation 20 years ago. I didn't read it. Until now!
It's hard to review Don Quixote when we (modern readers) are so familiar with the novel as genre of literature. But Don Quixote was the first of its kind, so in that context alone it's extraordinary. But being so familiar with the novel, it's really hard to appreciate what Don Quixote is and does. I kept imaging myself as a reader when it was first published--how weird and refreshing it must have been.
The characters are memorable, yes. This novel is really funny at times. But it's also extremely tedious. And that was before I got to the second book, which honestly added nothing to my experience, aside from adding several hundred pages. And in a weird but (I feel) apt comparison, this reminded me a lot of How I Met Your Mother.
I appreciate this novel for its context in literature. And I'm happy to say I finally read it.
Written in 1605-1615 it's stunning how well this book stands up today. Very funny, entertaining and relevant but boy howdy is that a long book!
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes