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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
One of the funniest books I've ever read and it's over 400 years old. Don Quixote is a Knight in a time when knights were no longer around. After reading all the stories on knights (and remembering as if they were histories) he take up the mantle of knight-errantry. except he's a wee bit mad. He plays the classic comedic straight man when all those around him see him as the buffoon he really is. His squire, Sancho Panza, straddles the line between sanity and madness. They have many a ridiculous adventure. It was a bit tough to read, what with all that melodramatic speaches and all, but it was really well written.
Driven mad by hearing too many chivalric episodes - I couldn't get through this audiobook!
Lo termine hace casi un mes y me olvidé de ponerlo como terminado ajaja! Un librazo, un clásico que tenía como pendiente desde hace tiempo. Me encantaron las historias disparatadas de estos dos grandes personajes de Don Quijote y Sancho Panza.
Que hermosa locura carga nuestro querido Don Quijote, feliz de haber conocido sus idas y vueltas.
Que hermosa locura carga nuestro querido Don Quijote, feliz de haber conocido sus idas y vueltas.
Leer (y escuchar simultáneamente) este libro fue toda una aventura. Me encariñé muchísimo con los personajes y ahora me da pena dejarlos, pero definitivamente esta no será mi última lectura. Es un libro tan ancho que merece muchísimas lecturas más, para apreciar todos aquellos aspectos que se me pasaron por alto, leyendo a las apuradas, en cualquier momento, a veces solamente escuchando cuando estaba muy agotada pero quería seguir enterándome de las aventuras de este gran caballero. Por el momento les digo hasta pronto a Don Quijote y a mi querido Sancho. Definitivamente nos volveremos a encontrar.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5* Mis buenos años me ha costado ponerme con el Quijote, pero una vez le coges el puntillo es un gustazo seguir la historia de este loco.
no le quiero dar 4.75 porque aborrezco la segunda parte con todo mí ser. la primera parte es hermosa, me encantó todo salvo esos capítulos en donde aparece otra obra de Cervantes like ???? a mí qué pingo me importa
First 40% excellent, drags for the rest of it, but picked up at the end. Looking at all the Greek references in the notes at the back is maybe the best part.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've finished with the first volume of Don Quixote De La Mancha and found this book quite easy and interesting to read. It's the classic adventure of a madman: the "renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha." He attacks windmills, believes a peasant girl to be a lady, and fancies that he is a knight-errant, dedicated to righting wrongs and rescuing damsels in distress. To my mind, Don Quixote is one of the greatest protagonists of the world literature ever. So I hope that the second volume is just as good as the first one...