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Whew! I don't think I've ever felt so accomplished after finishing a book. It took me 5 months but I am finally done.
I really loved this book. At first it was merely amusing but the further I read on, the more meaning I gained from it. I think I need to really let it sink in for a while and think about the many intricacies. ...more
I really loved this book. At first it was merely amusing but the further I read on, the more meaning I gained from it. I think I need to really let it sink in for a while and think about the many intricacies. ...more
It’s impossible to review such a towering work of literature, so I’ll just share some opinions.
What Did I like?
It really is a funny book. The translation I read from captured some of the subtlety of the humor to give a similar effect as those who would have read it natively. The book did not take itself too seriously, but the humor was sharp at the same time. Some of the vignettes were enjoyable stories in their own right, even though the whole project is making a mockery of the genre of chivalr ...more
What Did I like?
It really is a funny book. The translation I read from captured some of the subtlety of the humor to give a similar effect as those who would have read it natively. The book did not take itself too seriously, but the humor was sharp at the same time. Some of the vignettes were enjoyable stories in their own right, even though the whole project is making a mockery of the genre of chivalr ...more
Finished Part I! Entertaining enough for me to be able to finish Part I...but mostly I found it a bit boring and so I have no intention to read Part II. Reading part I was, in and of itself, an accomplishment! So I'm counting this as "finished."
As for the story itself: it's a quest. And quests are all about self-knowledge. Cervantes really paints intricate geography as Don Quixote sallies forth: hills, ravines, woods, mountains, caves, oceans, etc. I believe this complex geography comes to symbo ...more
As for the story itself: it's a quest. And quests are all about self-knowledge. Cervantes really paints intricate geography as Don Quixote sallies forth: hills, ravines, woods, mountains, caves, oceans, etc. I believe this complex geography comes to symbo ...more
The satisfaction of finishing this book is half the pleasure of reading it. It is amazing to think that this story was written 500 years ago! While the language gives it away, Don Quixote’s madness, Sancho’s stupidity, and the confusion of those around this pair read as if it’s a modern tale. Exchange superhero comics for books about knights and you’d have a fairly modern story. I couldn’t help but feel bad for Don Quixote. Dude just wanted to live inside his stories, be a person he thought was
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Sep 14, 2014
Leslie
marked it as to-read
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review of another edition
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camino-de-santiago-reading
Dec 04, 2014
Biblio Curious
marked it as skim-abandon-revisit
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review of another edition
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classics-western
