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Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
4.25
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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

Very good. 

By 2024 standards, it is, of course, longer than it needs to be. However, I don't think you can fault it for that and you have to kind of consider it in the context of being written in 1605. 

But considering the books age (400+ years) it is incredibly funny and often quite clever. Really hard not to love the main characters of Don Quixote and Sancho Panza.

The translation by Edith Grossman is outstanding to read.