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by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
I read it in translation, so I don't know what a difference that might make. Many parts of this are still hilarious after centuries, some scenes are moving, some magnificent. Talk about iconic? Tilting at windmills, Sancho Panza, Dulcinea del Toboso, a man made mad by reading too many books of chiva...
Beth's List Love on Booklikes
Beth's List Love on Booklikes rated it 11 years ago
Was impressed with how well this still works despite how long ago it was written. Reminded me a bit of 1001 Nights because the numerous nested stories.
Blogged Out Ma Nut
Blogged Out Ma Nut rated it 12 years ago
A cold pudding of a book, a persistent snore in the next room... only the infrequent snatches of heavenly intonations redeem it from utter insipidity. I know I am going to be excommunicated for this pronouncement.*ahem* Cheers [a:Nabokov|5152|Vladimir Nabokov|http://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/aut...
Edward
Edward rated it 12 years ago
IntroductionFurther ReadingAcknowledgementsChronologyA Note on the Text--The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la ManchaNotes
Edward
Edward rated it 12 years ago
IntroductionFurther ReadingAcknowledgementsChronologyA Note on the Text--The Ingenious Hidalgo Don Quixote de la ManchaNotes
Weltschmerz
Weltschmerz rated it 12 years ago
Ako želite da se uz neku knjigu smejete i plačete, nemojte čitati limunadaste bestselere domaćih spisateljica, čitajte ,,Don Kihota"! Ovo je knjiga koja me je kupila za sva vremena, knjiga posle koje sam morala da ćutim, a meni se to retko dešava. A da mi je neko pričao da će biti tako onda kada sam...
jbradway
jbradway rated it 12 years ago
Very pleasantly surprised by how engaging, sympathetic, and modern this novel is! I would jump right in to a sequel of equal length.
Words, Words, Words
Words, Words, Words rated it 12 years ago
Hilarious and brilliant. If I were to read again I might approach with more patience, an episode at a time, instead of chunks of 50 to 75 pages at a time when I could. There are a lot of great, big discussions going on and a lot of foolishness. It's like a hall of mirrors, kind of leading you to loo...
Reading Adler's List
Reading Adler's List rated it 12 years ago
Don Quixote is actually two books written about 10 years apart. Not only are they different books, but different Don Quixotes. The first is a blundering and arrogant madman. The second is a blundering and deferential madman. But it’s actually Sancho Panza who is the more interesting of the two. ...
Edgar's Books
Edgar's Books rated it 12 years ago
What begins as a middle-aged country gentleman absorbed with novels of chivalry deliberately evolves into a tale of purely imaginative knight-errantry in this highly influential work of the Spanish Golden Age. This first of modern novels was written in the experimental episodic form, allowing Don Qu...
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