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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Sorry, I just couldn't get into this classic enough to invest the time it would take to read the whole thing. Call me shallow, but I just didn't get what the fuss was about.
Read this for uni, might read the whole book one day :)
I love this book. Cervantes had me rolling in stitches. I have often wondered if I am a modern day version of Don Quixote myself. Perhaps my brain has dried up from staying up to late reading away the night.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Being a woman in the 1600s would have been terrible. This book was incredibly ridiculous. I loved it.
This was my hard core literature read for January and February - and I only got through the first part. (But, that's 450 pages!) I found a YaleCourse series of 25 lectures to walk me through as I read. That, PLUS some Cliff notes analysis. Whew! That said. GREAT READ! Of course. It's one of the best works in history.
Everyone knows the windmill story. But how about the story where Sancho had to (poop), and Don Q. wouldn't let him stop He wanted to soldier on, into the mountains. So Sancho hangs his bared butt off the side of his donkey and drops his load. LOL!
Everyone knows the windmill story. But how about the story where Sancho had to (poop), and Don Q. wouldn't let him stop He wanted to soldier on, into the mountains. So Sancho hangs his bared butt off the side of his donkey and drops his load. LOL!
Don Quixote is a classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes, published in two parts in 1605 and 1615. It follows the adventures of Alonso Quixano, a middle-aged Spanish gentleman who becomes obsessed with chivalric romances and decides to revive knighthood under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha.Quixote sets out on his trusty steed Rocinante, accompanied by his pragmatic squire Sancho Panza, to seek glory and right wrongs in accordance with the outdated chivalric code.
He tilts at windmills, mistaking them for giants, and encounters various comical misadventures as he lives out his fantasies. Throughout their journey, Quixote's delusions cause numerous conflicts and misunderstandings with those they encounter, who regard them as insane. Quixote imagines peasant girls to be noble ladies, including his idealized love interest Dulcinea del Toboso. In the end, after many trials, Quixote regains his sanity on his deathbed, renouncing his imaginary quests. The novel is renowned for its pioneering metafictional elements and exploration of reality versus fantasy, making it a landmark of Western literature.
He tilts at windmills, mistaking them for giants, and encounters various comical misadventures as he lives out his fantasies. Throughout their journey, Quixote's delusions cause numerous conflicts and misunderstandings with those they encounter, who regard them as insane. Quixote imagines peasant girls to be noble ladies, including his idealized love interest Dulcinea del Toboso. In the end, after many trials, Quixote regains his sanity on his deathbed, renouncing his imaginary quests. The novel is renowned for its pioneering metafictional elements and exploration of reality versus fantasy, making it a landmark of Western literature.
Así como es de extenso hay tanto para decir, situándonos en el momento de su creación no se puede decir otra cosa que es una gran obra, y que el Don estaba re chapita, jajaja.
Great book. Some of the peripheral stuff was tedious, but I will be diving back into this classic immediately. I cannot believe it took me so long to read this book, but I am very glad that I finally did.