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Read this while on holiday with my brother and his family, bought back memories to him of his son at the age of 4, he's now 20. James thought the book was about a donkey called Oatie. Spent all the week telling them I was reading Donkey Oatie.
As for Don Quixote was reading it on the Norfolk broads so I got to do some tilting at windmills. Did feel the book was a bit too long. ...more
As for Don Quixote was reading it on the Norfolk broads so I got to do some tilting at windmills. Did feel the book was a bit too long. ...more
Can we construct our own reality? And, if we can, how should we? Does life present one transcendent truth, or is truth relative to each individual's perceptions? These are the questions central to Don Quixote, a secular bible of self-invention.
There are many things to say about this book, but I can't write them all down here. It wouldn't do much good, either, because everyone seems to get something different out of reading the Quixote. If you haven't read it, try it out and let it tell you what ...more
There are many things to say about this book, but I can't write them all down here. It wouldn't do much good, either, because everyone seems to get something different out of reading the Quixote. If you haven't read it, try it out and let it tell you what ...more
Jul 20, 2008
Staci
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Reading this book in small portions emailed to me each day. I decided to give up on this small chunks by email every day way of reading. I wasn't really able to get into the story this way. May try again in audio or traditional novel format.
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