A lot of readers seem to lose interest by the end of the First Part of Don Quixote and I’m not sure how many make it through the Second Part. It can be very challenging to try to read the whole book through. Personally, I prefer to treat them as separate novels, not so much as parts (like the books of, say, the Lord of the Rings) but more like the relation between The Hobbit and LOTR. I just finished rereading the First Part and plan to wait at least six months or a year before I reread the Seco...

Exceptionally funny at times, I really enjoyed this.

Don Quixote: the story of an average nobleman who believes, outside of sanity, that he is to become a knight at a time where Spain, all of Europe probably, no longer had knights, and his books on chivalry and legendary knights were to blame. Despite the efforts of the cleric, barber, housemaid, and his niece, Alonso Quijano (or Quesada, or Quijada) changed his name to Don Quixote, took on his grandfather's armor, mounted his not-so-impressive steed Rocinante, got himself knighted in an inn which...

I probably don't bring a five-star palette to this work that so many others have found unsurpassed, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. I counsel college students, and I also recently read Stroke of Insight on the effectiveness of an empathetic approach to treating mental impairment, so readers of my reviews will forgive me if I take the hammer of my perspective and find nails even in a timeless work that has much to say beyond my frame of reference.I find the gracious way in which the author and the...

3.8 starsi had to read this for class and the teacher divided it into two parts so i will first talk about it in those individual parts before talking about both. (i read it in spanish so the names and places and other stuff will be in spanish)first part (chap.1-chap.22)writing:i can't really complain much here. the writing was really good, sometimes the jokes fell flat, but when i laughed, i laughed. the only problems i had per se were with the very old words that i didn't know the meaning to.

First, an organizational note. I actually read this in parallel, in the original Spanish, and in the Penguin Classics English translation by J.M. Cohen. Anyone who is interested can follow my tortured progress through Book I at the link below:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...In this review, I will attempt a coherent summary of my reaction to Book I, and in the process try to justify my two-star rating.Let me start by saying that I really gave it my best shot. I can't think of another book...

What can I add to the volumes that have already been written about this book, which some people consider the first ‘modern’ novel? Not a lot, to be honest, so let’s suffice it to say I found it very funny, quietly sad and more than a little meandering.I’m glad I’ve finally read this. I’ve been meaning to get around to it since I saw the spoof of it on Danger Mouse when I was still in school, lo, oh so many years ago! Crumbs, DM!My next book: We Only Find Them When They’re Dead vol. 1

Adorably old-fashioned and old-style baroque comedy, yet I sense traces of Modernism beneath the surface, especialy in how our hero's madness somehow isn't confining him from interacting with people. I prefered to linger on the fun and on the Chivalry though, on the endless wonderful sub-plots of endless characters. Starting Book II imediately.

Δείτε την κριτική στα ελληνικά στις βιβλιοαλχημείεςWhile having a break at the cafeteria a nice morning in May, I was surfing on my phone and discovered Public (book)Stores in Cyprus were celebrating their 5 years of online presence, with really low prices. This 1st volume was just €10 from the €26 it is originally, so I bought it with no further ado.I bought the 2nd volume on September 29, my name day and (possibly) Miguel de Cervantes' birthday.The low price was the first reason I bought this

"Everyone is the son of his works" - Don QuixoteEven if you've never read Cervantes' Don Quixote, you're probably familiar with its most popular scene. As his squire watches, perplexed by his master's odd conduct - a mad knight-errant charges at windmills, claiming that there are giants. It's a disappointment that more contemporary readers aren't familiar with it. This may be due to its size or fear of it being too dense or obsolete. These thoughts faded away for me when reading it because the h...

Magical realism avant la lettre or things are how we want to see them, until we come across a Sancho Panza that does a reality check for us.

You, my GR-Friends and Readers must be wondering what is this cheese doing at the head of the review. And I, the fictitious Kalliope, invite you to cut a slice and help yourself and savour the flavours of Manchego cheese. Buts since you can’t grab and eat the one displayed on your screen, then I suggest you take a substitute, some Edam, or Cheddar, or any other you have in your fridge, and then think and imagine that you are taking cheese from La Mancha, from the land of Don Quijote (DQ). For ac...

Such a beautiful and hilarious novel.It has heap loads of danger, insults, foolishness, comedy & love. It’s all stories interwoven within stories and it’s just brilliant!I think the part I love most about this book is the affection each character has to someone else. No one person seems without direction to send their passion and receive in turn. The long scene in the Inn on the way back from Don Quixote’s isolation in the wilderness and following deception in returning home by Dorothea and comp...

Probably the best book in the world! Don Quixote voted best book ever Don Quixote is the world's best book say the world's top authors The top 100 books of all time Dostoevsky on Don Quixote:'There is nothing in life more powerful than this piece of fiction. It is still the final and the greatest expression of human thought, the most bitter irony that a human is capable of expressing; and if the world came to an end and people were asked somewhere there: ‘Well, did you un...

It's hard to classify and to explain what this book is about. In all honesty, one could describe the plot basic points, and still not get a grasp of how complete this book is in every sense. It has helped me to discover a love for this kind of reality, standing in the thin line between dream in reality, and the problems of knowledge among many other things. One of the first books of this style I have had the pleasure of reading was François Rabelais, "Pantagruel" which for sure have some points

I CAN'T BELIEVE I FINALLY DID IT!!!I'm so PROUD OF MYSELF!!(granted it's only the first part but...)I FUCKING READ DON QUIJOTE!!!!!and...GASPI LIKED IT!!!This is all the review! How could *I* review such a book?

The stars move toward an infinity not to be counted. Yet so accessible. They shift over making a space for me around the campfire as we listen to Cervantes’ narrator tell us tales nested within tales. The emergence of modern tropes. I follow the Don who will not cease to follow his life source; his imagination; his seeing the actual reality agreed upon lacking. Robed in humor there is a biting edge of honing books as the source of life. The inner life over the outer life? Breeding laughter while...

This was my second time reading Don Quixote. Original review to be read clicking here.

I understand that it has its place among historic literary devices and I respect it for that. With that being said, it would have been better at half its length. I got the point early on and at some point the theme repetition became tedious.