A review by collin_p
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.5

I spent six months of my life slowly reading this. In some stretches, it was the dullest, driest, meandering piece I’ve ever laid eyes on. In others, it was magnificently funny, inspiring, and memorable. Quixote and Sancho are such fantastic characters that, naturally, the novel is at its weakest when the focus veers away from them. There are so many side-tracks, which Cervantes always identifies as little delightful interludes, but I didn’t like a single one. Whenever it IS about the goofy (and occasionally dangerous) implications of an obsession with fiction, it is unbeatable. This all boils down to a solid 3.5.