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Kennst Du auch die Wahrheit über Sancho Pansa, soweit Franz Kafka sie verstanden hat?
I´m lost for words, Lisa. El Caballero de la Triste Figura has taken over your body and soul. I can only say as, allegedly, the Chinese: "When the wind of change blows some build walls while others build windmills"
Fantastic review. I am always surprised when really creative, unique persons are feted (someone like Lady GaGa, for example), when in normal day-to-day society, such unique individuals are bullied and scorned. Apparently, society as a whole wants its cake and to eat it too.
Wonderful Lisa. You have described the Don Quixote that I have come to know, love and emulate thus overcoming that false emulator, The Man of La Mancha, who has paraded about for some decades now despoiling the good name of the Don.
I hold him close to my heart as the hero I would like to be, except of course, for those final moments when he sadly gives in. I proudly wear my devotion in my email address. I am '60dquixote' in that other world. Thank you for this excellent review. I feel justified €:-}
Matt wrote: "Kennst Du auch die Wahrheit über Sancho Pansa, soweit Franz Kafka sie verstanden hat?"
Nee, noch nicht! Werde ich gleich mal anschauen!
Jacob wrote: "I´m lost for words, Lisa. El Caballero de la Triste Figura has taken over your body and soul. I can only say as, allegedly, the Chinese: "When the wind of change blows some build walls while others..."
I love that saying, Jacob! Your reaction to the situation in the world matters!
Jean-Paul wrote: "I'm happy I discovered the compliment to your latest review, it's fabulous! Go on fighting those windmills, Lisa, you do it with such fearless grace. :-)"
Thank you Jean-Paul! Do I really have a choice? Fighting windmills, searching for the right path in the maze, whatever we do, it is part of our love for literature, for storytelling! In that respect, Don Quixote was the most honest person on earth.
RK-ique wrote: "Wonderful Lisa. You have described the Don Quixote that I have come to know, love and emulate thus overcoming that false emulator, The Man of La Mancha, who has paraded about for some decades now d..."
I am happy to hear we share that identification, RK-ique. Don Quixote is an excellent banner to carry. I used to have Diderot as my guiding star, until I read Don Quixote in its entirety for the first time, and was completely shaken. My admiration has not worn off since, and I still stick to my choice, body and soul.
Ah, Donna Lisa, you see there is another life for you, ready to escape from out under your pen, mind you I've always been more of a Sancho Panza myself, I fancy myself a nice island to govern
And looking up he saw what will be recounted in the next chapter...
Some of us are eager to read what will be recounted in the next chapter of the Adventures of Dona Lisa, the Muchissima Ingenious Gentlewoman of Stockholm!
Christine wrote: "Fantastic review. I am always surprised when really creative, unique persons are feted (someone like Lady GaGa, for example), when in normal day-to-day society, such unique individuals are bullied ..."
Thank you, Christine! I also wonder about the strange disconnect between the celebrated "greatness" of public artists and the incredible meanness towards creative individuals within less visible parts of society. My feeling is that Lady Gaga & co are not loved for their creativity alone, but for their stunning success, which makes them "superhuman".
To be immensely popular, they also have to appeal somehow to the basic mainstream taste, - meaning that it is not their individuality, but their generality that makes them cult objects? Difficult question...
This is the best review of this book I have ever read! Thank you so much, Lisa!
Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda share a lot in common as characters. They both struggle to ground themselves and see beyond their imagination.
I stopped fighting windmills, dear Lisa, and so I am happy and grateful you do! Thank you for this brilliant write-up, and keep that spirit of beautiful ideas in defiance of reality!
Jan-Maat wrote: "Ah, Donna Lisa, you see there is another life for you, ready to escape from out under your pen, mind you I've always been more of a Sancho Panza myself, I fancy myself a nice island to govern"
Sancho Pansa is a perfect governor in my opinion!
Fionnuala wrote: "And looking up he saw what will be recounted in the next chapter...
Some of us are eager to read what will be recounted in the next chapter of the Adventures of Dona Lisa, the Muchissima Ingenious..."
That is the best title I have ever seen. I will add it to my workroom sign, which I am currently working on: The Growlery in the spirit of Bleak House. I can't make up my mind, though, if my spirit wouldn't prefer The Howlery...
Violet wrote: "Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda share a lot in common as charact..."
I am afraid my friends would not have known Rhoda at all, Violet! I think my affinity to Don Quixote is on many levels. Apart from that idealism and literary immersion, I share his clumsiness, and habit of getting into strange situations...
I am pretty much speechless Lisa..you're review is absolutely wonderful! Well done!
Lisa wrote: "Violet wrote: "Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda share a lot in co..."
so back to kissing frogs again
Jan-Maat wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Violet wrote: "Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda shar..."
Well, I guess kissing frogs and fighting windmills are two different sports in the illusionist world of quixotic characters...
Well done Lisa. It takes courage to review this. And you have it. The noble knight would be pleased.
Who hasn't heard of him but I thought he was a shallow "playboy" marauding about all macho qua popular stereotype, so appreciate the learning this is serious literature and that it's RK-ique approved! :-)
And: you have to have more than an ounce of Don Quixote in you to try to review this book of superlatives!
This book takes forever to read! What a marvellous review, Lisa! Definitely among the best, most articulate reviews I've ever read. Thank you! :)
Vessey wrote: "This is the best review of this book I have ever read! Thank you so much, Lisa!"
Thank YOU, Vessey! I am very touched. The review came from the bottom of my heart, and I am happy you liked it.
Ilse wrote: "I stopped fighting windmills, dear Lisa, and so I am happy and grateful you do! Thank you for this brilliant write-up, and keep that spirit of beautiful ideas in defiance of reality!"
Thank you, Ilse! It is not within my character to stop fighting windmills, even though it would often be wiser... When I read your brilliant reviews, I know you speak up for the ideas you are passionate about, too.
Christy wrote: "Who hasn't heard of him but I thought he was a shallow "playboy" marauding about all macho qua popular stereotype, so appreciate the learning this is serious literature and that it's RK-ique approv..."
I am actually a bit at a loss about Don Quixote's recent reputation as a playboy, which I have heard several times, but can't relate to anything in the book. He is NOT successful with women, to say the least, but has honorable, adorably naive ideals.
I love him dearly! And yes, definitely RK-ique-approved, which gives Don Quixote a quality stamp!
What's this about Don Quixote being a playboy? I've met him, and not only is he no playboy, he's most respectful to women. I couldn't say the same for Sancho however...
Michael wrote: "Well done Lisa. It takes courage to review this. And you have it. The noble knight would be pleased."
That, dear Michael, is a wonderful compliment!!
My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake.
Fernando, when I was young and foolish I spent an entire year on Finnegans Wake and didn't finish it. I admire your ambition.
Superb review, Lisa, you have really caught the spirit of Don Quixote! I love your thoughts on the great novel.
Wonderful, Lisa! It was a pleasure to read your words and share for a few minutes this incredible adventure. Bravo! L.
Fernando wrote: "My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake."
Thank you, Fernando! I will be following your updates with excitement. I am sure you will love Don Quixote. As for Finnegan's Wake - having struggled through Ulysses and heard that Finnegan is even more obscure, I have always hesitated to take it on. But maybe it is time for a "quixotic" reading adventure .... ;-)
Nick wrote: "Superb review, Lisa, you have really caught the spirit of Don Quixote! I love your thoughts on the great novel."
Thanks, Nick! I find it heart-warming and reassuring to see that so many people - at least here on Goodreads - share that deep love for Don Quixote, which is the same as sharing his total immersion in imagination and literature.
Was für eine wundervolle Review, Lisa!
Michael wrote: "Fernando, when I was young and foolish I spent an entire year on Finnegans Wake and didn't finish it. I admire your ambition."
I was thinking: if I've read Ulysses in 15 days, why not trying Finnegan's?
Lisa wrote: "Fernando wrote: "My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake."
Thank you, Fernando! I will be following your u..."
It's a shame for a reader of classics like me not reading Don Quixote, the mother of the modern novel. It's paradoxical...
Fernando wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Fernando wrote: "My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake."
Thank you, Fernando! I will be fol..."
I think we all have those "must-reads" that we never got started on, and others that we read too young. I have the vague suspicion that I never really understood "War and Peace", for example, despite reading the whole thing in a couple of weekends as a teenager.
Anuradha wrote: "And: you have to have more than an ounce of Don Quixote in you to try to review this book of superlatives!
This book takes forever to read! What a marvellous review, Lisa! Definitely among the bes..."
Thank you so much, Anuradha!
Michelle wrote: "Such a good review!"
Thanks, Michelle!
Lisa, this is such a charming review, but without losing the meaning of the book. Quite the opposite. You brought out the humour, which is what so surprised me when I finally tackled it a decade ago.
I suspect there might be a second reason why was there such awkwardness when you said you identified with Don Quixote: that people hadn't actually read it, so weren't quite sure what to make of your answer.
It's a review deserving some of the superlatives you (rightly) give to the book.
Cecily wrote: "Lisa, this is such a charming review, but without losing the meaning of the book. Quite the opposite. You brought out the humour, which is what so surprised me when I finally tackled it a decade ag..."
Thank you, Cecily! And you are probably right about the awkwardness to some extent being based on no real knowledge of Don Quixote's character. Just like Othello (jealousy) or Madame Bovary (adultery), there are simplistic ideas spreading that lose momentum when you engage with the book itself, and see the character as a whole.
Your reviews are always so beautiful. Thanks for sharing them, Lisa. We're so lucky.
Lada wrote: "Eternally young and ardent and bent on some inner convictions...Incredibly bent on self abnegation. Odn Quixot is our mirror"
He certainly is, Lada!
Ali wrote: "Your reviews are always so beautiful. Thanks for sharing them, Lisa. We're so lucky."
Thank you, Ali! It is such a pleasure to see Don Quixote still being so loved and appreciated!
Michael wrote: "Was für eine wundervolle Review, Lisa!"
Ich danke dir, Michael!
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I´m lost for words, Lisa. El Caballero de la Triste Figura has taken over your body and soul. I can only say as, allegedly, the Chinese: "When the wind of change blows some build walls while others build windmills"
Fantastic review. I am always surprised when really creative, unique persons are feted (someone like Lady GaGa, for example), when in normal day-to-day society, such unique individuals are bullied and scorned. Apparently, society as a whole wants its cake and to eat it too.
Wonderful Lisa. You have described the Don Quixote that I have come to know, love and emulate thus overcoming that false emulator, The Man of La Mancha, who has paraded about for some decades now despoiling the good name of the Don. I hold him close to my heart as the hero I would like to be, except of course, for those final moments when he sadly gives in. I proudly wear my devotion in my email address. I am '60dquixote' in that other world. Thank you for this excellent review. I feel justified €:-}
Matt wrote: "Kennst Du auch die Wahrheit über Sancho Pansa, soweit Franz Kafka sie verstanden hat?"Nee, noch nicht! Werde ich gleich mal anschauen!
Jacob wrote: "I´m lost for words, Lisa. El Caballero de la Triste Figura has taken over your body and soul. I can only say as, allegedly, the Chinese: "When the wind of change blows some build walls while others..."I love that saying, Jacob! Your reaction to the situation in the world matters!
Jean-Paul wrote: "I'm happy I discovered the compliment to your latest review, it's fabulous! Go on fighting those windmills, Lisa, you do it with such fearless grace. :-)"Thank you Jean-Paul! Do I really have a choice? Fighting windmills, searching for the right path in the maze, whatever we do, it is part of our love for literature, for storytelling! In that respect, Don Quixote was the most honest person on earth.
RK-ique wrote: "Wonderful Lisa. You have described the Don Quixote that I have come to know, love and emulate thus overcoming that false emulator, The Man of La Mancha, who has paraded about for some decades now d..."I am happy to hear we share that identification, RK-ique. Don Quixote is an excellent banner to carry. I used to have Diderot as my guiding star, until I read Don Quixote in its entirety for the first time, and was completely shaken. My admiration has not worn off since, and I still stick to my choice, body and soul.
Ah, Donna Lisa, you see there is another life for you, ready to escape from out under your pen, mind you I've always been more of a Sancho Panza myself, I fancy myself a nice island to govern
And looking up he saw what will be recounted in the next chapter...Some of us are eager to read what will be recounted in the next chapter of the Adventures of Dona Lisa, the Muchissima Ingenious Gentlewoman of Stockholm!
Christine wrote: "Fantastic review. I am always surprised when really creative, unique persons are feted (someone like Lady GaGa, for example), when in normal day-to-day society, such unique individuals are bullied ..."Thank you, Christine! I also wonder about the strange disconnect between the celebrated "greatness" of public artists and the incredible meanness towards creative individuals within less visible parts of society. My feeling is that Lady Gaga & co are not loved for their creativity alone, but for their stunning success, which makes them "superhuman".
To be immensely popular, they also have to appeal somehow to the basic mainstream taste, - meaning that it is not their individuality, but their generality that makes them cult objects? Difficult question...
This is the best review of this book I have ever read! Thank you so much, Lisa!
Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda share a lot in common as characters. They both struggle to ground themselves and see beyond their imagination.
I stopped fighting windmills, dear Lisa, and so I am happy and grateful you do! Thank you for this brilliant write-up, and keep that spirit of beautiful ideas in defiance of reality!
Jan-Maat wrote: "Ah, Donna Lisa, you see there is another life for you, ready to escape from out under your pen, mind you I've always been more of a Sancho Panza myself, I fancy myself a nice island to govern"Sancho Pansa is a perfect governor in my opinion!
Fionnuala wrote: "And looking up he saw what will be recounted in the next chapter...Some of us are eager to read what will be recounted in the next chapter of the Adventures of Dona Lisa, the Muchissima Ingenious..."
That is the best title I have ever seen. I will add it to my workroom sign, which I am currently working on: The Growlery in the spirit of Bleak House. I can't make up my mind, though, if my spirit wouldn't prefer The Howlery...
Violet wrote: "Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda share a lot in common as charact..."I am afraid my friends would not have known Rhoda at all, Violet! I think my affinity to Don Quixote is on many levels. Apart from that idealism and literary immersion, I share his clumsiness, and habit of getting into strange situations...
I am pretty much speechless Lisa..you're review is absolutely wonderful! Well done!
Lisa wrote: "Violet wrote: "Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda share a lot in co..."so back to kissing frogs again
Jan-Maat wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Violet wrote: "Brilliant Lisa! It would never occur to me to admit to identifying with Don Quixote - I'd probably have said Rhoda in The Waves - but thinking about it he and Rhoda shar..."Well, I guess kissing frogs and fighting windmills are two different sports in the illusionist world of quixotic characters...
Well done Lisa. It takes courage to review this. And you have it. The noble knight would be pleased.
Who hasn't heard of him but I thought he was a shallow "playboy" marauding about all macho qua popular stereotype, so appreciate the learning this is serious literature and that it's RK-ique approved! :-)
And: you have to have more than an ounce of Don Quixote in you to try to review this book of superlatives!This book takes forever to read! What a marvellous review, Lisa! Definitely among the best, most articulate reviews I've ever read. Thank you! :)
Vessey wrote: "This is the best review of this book I have ever read! Thank you so much, Lisa!"Thank YOU, Vessey! I am very touched. The review came from the bottom of my heart, and I am happy you liked it.
Ilse wrote: "I stopped fighting windmills, dear Lisa, and so I am happy and grateful you do! Thank you for this brilliant write-up, and keep that spirit of beautiful ideas in defiance of reality!"Thank you, Ilse! It is not within my character to stop fighting windmills, even though it would often be wiser... When I read your brilliant reviews, I know you speak up for the ideas you are passionate about, too.
Christy wrote: "Who hasn't heard of him but I thought he was a shallow "playboy" marauding about all macho qua popular stereotype, so appreciate the learning this is serious literature and that it's RK-ique approv..."I am actually a bit at a loss about Don Quixote's recent reputation as a playboy, which I have heard several times, but can't relate to anything in the book. He is NOT successful with women, to say the least, but has honorable, adorably naive ideals.
I love him dearly! And yes, definitely RK-ique-approved, which gives Don Quixote a quality stamp!
What's this about Don Quixote being a playboy? I've met him, and not only is he no playboy, he's most respectful to women. I couldn't say the same for Sancho however...
Michael wrote: "Well done Lisa. It takes courage to review this. And you have it. The noble knight would be pleased."That, dear Michael, is a wonderful compliment!!
My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake.
Fernando, when I was young and foolish I spent an entire year on Finnegans Wake and didn't finish it. I admire your ambition.
Superb review, Lisa, you have really caught the spirit of Don Quixote! I love your thoughts on the great novel.
Wonderful, Lisa! It was a pleasure to read your words and share for a few minutes this incredible adventure. Bravo! L.
Fernando wrote: "My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake."Thank you, Fernando! I will be following your updates with excitement. I am sure you will love Don Quixote. As for Finnegan's Wake - having struggled through Ulysses and heard that Finnegan is even more obscure, I have always hesitated to take it on. But maybe it is time for a "quixotic" reading adventure .... ;-)
Nick wrote: "Superb review, Lisa, you have really caught the spirit of Don Quixote! I love your thoughts on the great novel."Thanks, Nick! I find it heart-warming and reassuring to see that so many people - at least here on Goodreads - share that deep love for Don Quixote, which is the same as sharing his total immersion in imagination and literature.
Was für eine wundervolle Review, Lisa!
Michael wrote: "Fernando, when I was young and foolish I spent an entire year on Finnegans Wake and didn't finish it. I admire your ambition."I was thinking: if I've read Ulysses in 15 days, why not trying Finnegan's?
Lisa wrote: "Fernando wrote: "My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake."Thank you, Fernando! I will be following your u..."
It's a shame for a reader of classics like me not reading Don Quixote, the mother of the modern novel. It's paradoxical...
Fernando wrote: "Lisa wrote: "Fernando wrote: "My congratulations for your review, Lisa. Don Quixote is the most important book I will read this year among with Finnegan's Wake."Thank you, Fernando! I will be fol..."
I think we all have those "must-reads" that we never got started on, and others that we read too young. I have the vague suspicion that I never really understood "War and Peace", for example, despite reading the whole thing in a couple of weekends as a teenager.
Anuradha wrote: "And: you have to have more than an ounce of Don Quixote in you to try to review this book of superlatives!This book takes forever to read! What a marvellous review, Lisa! Definitely among the bes..."
Thank you so much, Anuradha!
Michelle wrote: "Such a good review!"Thanks, Michelle!
Lisa, this is such a charming review, but without losing the meaning of the book. Quite the opposite. You brought out the humour, which is what so surprised me when I finally tackled it a decade ago. I suspect there might be a second reason why was there such awkwardness when you said you identified with Don Quixote: that people hadn't actually read it, so weren't quite sure what to make of your answer.
It's a review deserving some of the superlatives you (rightly) give to the book.
Cecily wrote: "Lisa, this is such a charming review, but without losing the meaning of the book. Quite the opposite. You brought out the humour, which is what so surprised me when I finally tackled it a decade ag..."Thank you, Cecily! And you are probably right about the awkwardness to some extent being based on no real knowledge of Don Quixote's character. Just like Othello (jealousy) or Madame Bovary (adultery), there are simplistic ideas spreading that lose momentum when you engage with the book itself, and see the character as a whole.
Your reviews are always so beautiful. Thanks for sharing them, Lisa. We're so lucky.
Lada wrote: "Eternally young and ardent and bent on some inner convictions...Incredibly bent on self abnegation. Odn Quixot is our mirror"He certainly is, Lada!
Ali wrote: "Your reviews are always so beautiful. Thanks for sharing them, Lisa. We're so lucky."Thank you, Ali! It is such a pleasure to see Don Quixote still being so loved and appreciated!
Michael wrote: "Was für eine wundervolle Review, Lisa!"Ich danke dir, Michael!
