Reviews

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

jojodoug55's review against another edition

1.0

I understand why its highly praised, but its genius is overshadowed by its lack of editing. It is far too long and repetitive.

bookbadass6969's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

andresvk's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The classic novel. For a book that's over 400 years old and has such a large cultural footprint, I have to say that the read was pleasantly full of surprises. Everything you've heard of is in the first few chapters, and the rest goes in directions I would never expect.

The first book was a little hard to finish with all the sub-storylines, but the second is one of the best things I've ever read. It really affected and put into perspective my senses of history and of literary creativity, by making me realize that all the modern cleverness and self-awareness that we're so proud of isn't that new after all.

couuboy's review against another edition

5.0

Every single chapter we get a new “fairest, peerless, and prettiest lady in all the world” and most of the “handsome and attractive” men turn out to be girls in disguise. Great book, all things considered.

rcaohn's review against another edition

5.0

Pongo esta vaina así porque si no no me van a contar las páginas este año. Esclavo de la tiranía de Goodreads

malaw's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

siavosh's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

duckduckgeuze's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny 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

5.0

lara_reading's review against another edition

2.0

Me obligaron a leer este tocho en segundo de bachillerato y lo odié, pero hoy he visto a Seventeen cantar "Don Quixote" y he venido a puntuarlo porque en su día no lo hice.
Le doy dos estrellitas solo por los seventeen, vaya.
Esta mini-reseña ha sido un poco kpoper. Perdón.

calcollins's review against another edition

5.0

Satire, Spoof, and Philosophy meet to great effect. A bit long, but fun as a collection of a false history. Like Mel Brooks, Monty Python, and Austin Powers, it becomes very self aware in the final act (maybe even the entire second book, since it had the first book published in the second book).