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Genres: Classics, Fiction

162 pages, Paperback

First published September 28, 2011

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Reviews

[Chiek Er · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don Quixote by Cervantes was brilliantly entertaining. A top 5 on my list of classics. A pair of endearing characters. A comical, shrewd and naive squire Sancho and his mad master, the delusional knight errant Don Quixote. In search of opportunities for works of chivalry, their misadventures to save damsels in distress, and rooting out injustice to the weak and defenseless left me LOL.

Deeply satisfying because of the philosophies and Christian wisdom exhibited by the shrewd, naive but down-to-earth and candid Sancho, squire to the mad knight errant DQ. Intermittently, DQ's moment of lucidity showed his magnanimity and wisdom like advising Sancho on the traits of a good governor.

Cervantes's style was breathtakingly beautiful. The epic novel was broken into over a hundred chapters. Each with length that is just right such that each novella was concise.

[Jaimie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't say it wasn't mildly amusing. At least the parts I could get through. Not usually one to quit on books, and now defeated by 2 in such short succession!

Don Quixote reminded me of a never-ending Monty Python skit (on second though, let's not go to Camelot. 'Tis a silly place). I couldn't imagine slogging through 800 more pages of it.

[Haythem Bastawy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing interesting, as dull and disappointing as Chaucer's tales. The stories are narrated through a half satirical, half comical tone which did not add much to them. It is fair to say that Don Quixote on his death bed declares all such knightly adventures of romance profane and decided not to have anymore of them, part of the irony is that he is dying anyway.

[Jwee Chiek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wit and wisdom of Don Quixote and his squire Sancho Panza thrilled me no end by their follies and adventures. Even if they were made believe adventures by the delusional Don Quixote, the human interactions edifies the readers like myself. Truly a masterpiece by Cervantes as it stands the test of time. It will never get old or irrelevant 1000 years from now if the earth still exists.

[Carla · Rating 5 out of 5]

I want to go back and read it again. I loved everything about it. A guide for the seeker in the lovliest imaginable writing. Gentle humor, an eye for personality, a perspective on the use of one's life.

[Cathy Shauklas]

regarded as the 1st modern novel. 16th centurey Spanish gentleman Don Quixote is captivated by the chivalrous stories he reads that he decides to pursue bold adventures of his own. His whims, fed by his own delusional fantasies, lead to more trouble than triumph

[John Rasmussen · Rating 3 out of 5]

very difficult book for me to read as the prose was in the style of the day.

[Payal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, thrilling, fun!