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Don Quixote

Don Quixote

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  • Author：Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
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Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series， designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith， these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful， tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design。

Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading romances of chivalry that he determines to become a knight errant and pursue bold adventures， accompanied by his squire， the cunning Sancho Panza。 As they roam the world together， the aging Quixote's fancy leads them wildly astray， tilting at windmills， fighting with friars， and distorting the rural Spanish landscape into a fantasy of impenetrable fortresses and wicked sorcerers。 At the same time the relationship between the two men grows in fascinating subtlety。 Often considered to be the first modern novel， Don Quixote is a wonderful burlesque of the popular literature its disordered protagonist is obsessed with。

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Reviews

Michelle ，

It took me almost two months to finish listening to this 39 hour audiobook， but it was worth it！ I loved the narrator， who really helped bring the story to life。 My favorite character？ Wise Sancho Panza - the most interesting and surprising character in the book。 I'm so glad I made the time to work through this brilliant book。 It took me almost two months to finish listening to this 39 hour audiobook， but it was worth it！ I loved the narrator， who really helped bring the story to life。 My favorite character？ Wise Sancho Panza - the most interesting and surprising character in the book。 I'm so glad I made the time to work through this brilliant book。 。。。more

Carmen ，

Me gusta mucho es entretenido

Manuel Pérez Delgado ，

Divertido， grande， bello。 Qué aventura leerte， Quijote。 Qué risas me has dado， qué viaje literario。 Qué emotivo final。

CARLOTA ，

3。75

Jose ，

Mucha gente no guarda un buen recuerdo de El Quijote por haberlo leído en el instituto y en parte lo entiendo， ya que no sé si es el momento oportuno。 Quizá sea más adecuado a esa edad leer una selección， como hicimos en mi curso。 Llevaba tiempo queriendo empezarlo y finalmente decidí hacerlo en formato audiolibro para escucharlo a ratos， disfrutando cada aventura。 Creo que es la mejor forma de afrontar esta obra， sin prisa y combinándola con otras lecturas。Me ha parecido una historia fantástica Mucha gente no guarda un buen recuerdo de El Quijote por haberlo leído en el instituto y en parte lo entiendo， ya que no sé si es el momento oportuno。 Quizá sea más adecuado a esa edad leer una selección， como hicimos en mi curso。 Llevaba tiempo queriendo empezarlo y finalmente decidí hacerlo en formato audiolibro para escucharlo a ratos， disfrutando cada aventura。 Creo que es la mejor forma de afrontar esta obra， sin prisa y combinándola con otras lecturas。Me ha parecido una historia fantástica y muy divertida， que sin duda， merece la pena leer。 。。。more

Lottie ，

had to read it for my Spanish literature class， I really enjoyed it but the old Spanish words kinda made it hard to understand at some points。

Le Anh Metzger ，

Okay this definitely does not count as reading it because I probably only read like 10% of it in Spanish class and also lowkey did not understand it， HOWEVER I enjoyed it and thought it was interesting and funny

Darren Hardesty ，

Very hard work。 A times the book is brilliant and at others so tedious it is hardwork。 I never really picked up the book looking forward to reading it but due to its pedigree pressed on。 The first volume of the book was more enjoyable than the second volume where misadventures are actually mainly just nasty tricks played upon Don Quixote and the charm of the misadventures is lost。

Regan Gambier ，

I can hardly add to the expert reviews that are out there。 It took me two years to read this monster of a book， which was way too much sometimes。 Still， I finished it this afternoon and felt a bit melancholy that it was over。 The final chapter was so poignant as well。 I wasn't expecting that depth。 I can hardly add to the expert reviews that are out there。 It took me two years to read this monster of a book， which was way too much sometimes。 Still， I finished it this afternoon and felt a bit melancholy that it was over。 The final chapter was so poignant as well。 I wasn't expecting that depth。 。。。more

Drake McCrary ，

It is a bit of an odd read because you can tell it is spoof but it is too far in the past to truly appreciate what is being referenced。 Point being it doesn't hold up well。 It is a bit of an odd read because you can tell it is spoof but it is too far in the past to truly appreciate what is being referenced。 Point being it doesn't hold up well。 。。。more

Hs ，

3，5

Саша Попов ，

Сейчас это нечитабельно

Elena ，

Much like those with the fortune to meet Don Quixote in his long and rambling adventures， I became rather enamoured with his pursuits - I'm not sure how much of that was a genuine enthrallment and how much was the inevitable affection that comes with spending almost five months with a story， but I've come to feel a certain degree of appreciation nonetheless。 And yet， at the same time， I was bored beyond belief when I had to read pages of scene setting that took more time than the conclusion of t Much like those with the fortune to meet Don Quixote in his long and rambling adventures， I became rather enamoured with his pursuits - I'm not sure how much of that was a genuine enthrallment and how much was the inevitable affection that comes with spending almost five months with a story， but I've come to feel a certain degree of appreciation nonetheless。 And yet， at the same time， I was bored beyond belief when I had to read pages of scene setting that took more time than the conclusion of the relevant episode， or when I had to read yet another tale recited by irrelevant characters。The first book is exactly what you expect from this book's reputation。 Here's the windmills， there's the inns as castles， and nowhere is there character development of any significant degree。 That didn't bother me， mind， it sets out to entertain， and it does so in spades with a mix of scatological low-brow humour and clever satire。 Alas， it's simply too long， and can only prop itself up so much with these sorts of humours， frequently devolving instead into completely irrelevant novellas。 Still， in a way， it earns a retroactive profoundness。 In an era of media consumption like never before， beginning with Trekkies and continuing on with Twitter， we've found ourselves with more than a few Quixotes， people who develop unhealthy relationships with fictional characters。 I doubt you could find someone invested in fan culture who hadn't encountered an incredibly toxic fandom nowadays。The second book begins to shed all that weight， but in the process， it reveals Cervantes' weaknesses。 The nadir of my reading experience came at the episode of the wedding， where absolutely nothing of any interest happened and where not even the author himself seemed to care about the conclusion。 There were some other examples of this， and it really dragged down what could've been a more deconstructive take on the first book's joyous satirisation。 What's left of said satire becomes more pointed at the bootleg second part of Don Quixote that emerged between books， and whilst the open disdain is astonishing， it doesn't work quite so well for anyone who hasn't read that part （that is to say， most people who read this any time but contemporary to its publication）。 To its credit， it managed to introduce some mystery and deceit that kept me more entertained， but it wasn't enough to prop up an overweight book - only， as our dear Don might describe it， the pillars of the Temple of Dagon would be strong enough to do that。So with a heavy heart and apologies to the completely and totally real Cide Hamete Benengeli， I have to leave this book with a rather mediocre rating and an acknowledgement that it's not entirely timeless。 And yet， I can't bring myself to say it wasn't worth reading。 I've been left with a better contextualisation of fan culture， of 1600s Spain， of satire， and of how humans naturally find poop funny。 And much like those with the fortune to meet Don Quixote in his long and rambling adventures， I reckon that his eager upholding of the ways of chivalry will leave a lasting impression on me for some time yet。 。。。more

Mutia Senja ，

Kukira Sanco lebih gila dari tokoh utamanya。 Namun bagaimanapun juga， ia pengawal yang setia。 Don mengidap skizofrenia sehingga lahirlah gagasan untuk berpetualang。 Ide gilanya membuat saya merasa dibodohi oleh rasa penasaran demi menyambut ending。 Novel ini cukup ringan dan menghibur。 Saya rela menikmati petualangan-petualangan Don Quixote sambil memikirkan imajinasi penulis di balik novel ini。 Tak ada yang sia-sia。 Bahkan halusinasi lebih sering menciptakan harapan-harapan baru bagi seseorang: Kukira Sanco lebih gila dari tokoh utamanya。 Namun bagaimanapun juga， ia pengawal yang setia。 Don mengidap skizofrenia sehingga lahirlah gagasan untuk berpetualang。 Ide gilanya membuat saya merasa dibodohi oleh rasa penasaran demi menyambut ending。 Novel ini cukup ringan dan menghibur。 Saya rela menikmati petualangan-petualangan Don Quixote sambil memikirkan imajinasi penulis di balik novel ini。 Tak ada yang sia-sia。 Bahkan halusinasi lebih sering menciptakan harapan-harapan baru bagi seseorang: yang tua， yang sakit-sakitan， maupun persoalan lain yang muskil。 。。。more

❧ *´¸。 Gwendolyn ❧ A Purely Organic Book Owl‘•´¸。* ，

-Did he read himself silly？O。M。G。 I adored this fun and vivid fun story 。 The Penguin classics edition is good。 But， not my favorite。 I wanted a hardback edition after reading this， and after revisiting the first few pages in other editions， I lean towards the Edith Grossman translation。 I found that to be the edition that seem to be best for a re-read for me。 Nevertheless， this book this story was awesome✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was gifted without a doubt 🍃My Rating was based on the story -Did he read himself silly？O。M。G。 I adored this fun and vivid fun story 。 The Penguin classics edition is good。 But， not my favorite。 I wanted a hardback edition after reading this， and after revisiting the first few pages in other editions， I lean towards the Edith Grossman translation。 I found that to be the edition that seem to be best for a re-read for me。 Nevertheless， this book this story was awesome✨ Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra was gifted without a doubt 🍃My Rating was based on the story， not the edition 。。。more

Darlene ，

Glory， hallelujah！ I finished it！ That was a very long， really fun adventure。 It’s going on the book trophy shelf。

Rob Rilo ，

It was truly a masterpiece and seemed to be everything I had heard。 I found the many types of literature woven into the overall story to be consistent with the clever treatment of personalities and subplots in the text。

Andrews ，

La lectura compartida siempre es mejor， y en este caso mucho mejor。 Vivan los clubs de lectura！

Cheryl Gatling ，

Don Quixote is often called the first novel in Western literature。 Like a novel it has a consistent set of central characters， recurrent themes and devices， and various story lines that play out and are more or less resolved。 Unlike a novel， there is not a single major story arc。 The book just goes on and on and on。 I began to think of it more as a TV series， say the old Adventures of Zorro。 Then I thought of it even more as a comic book series。 Imagine if every month you could go out and buy th Don Quixote is often called the first novel in Western literature。 Like a novel it has a consistent set of central characters， recurrent themes and devices， and various story lines that play out and are more or less resolved。 Unlike a novel， there is not a single major story arc。 The book just goes on and on and on。 I began to think of it more as a TV series， say the old Adventures of Zorro。 Then I thought of it even more as a comic book series。 Imagine if every month you could go out and buy the latest installment of “The Further Adventures of Don Quixote of La Mancha and his squire Sancho Panza。” You’d read it， think about it， talk about it with your friends。 Then you’d wait for the next one。 I did in fact take several breaks from Don Quixote。 I went away and read other books， and then came back， so it took me several months to finish。 A steady diet of Don Quixote was just too much。This sprawling novel is actually two novels: the original novel and its sequel， written ten years later。 Book One was published and became popular。 So when Book Two was written， the success of Book One was written into the story。 Don Quixote is still out there， wandering and having adventures， but now he meets people who know who he is because they have read about him in the first book。 There is also an unauthorized sequel out there， which the text condemns as false。 That is very meta， and feels modern。When you consider this book was written more than 400 years ago， the whole thing is remarkably vibrant and accessible。 There are some longish dry passages where characters discuss ideas （for example， which is more noble， the profession of arms， or the profession of letters）， but there are also many fights with a Three Stooges kind of violence， tales of betrayed lovers， tales of escapes from Moorish Barbary （Christian-Muslim relations are depicted here as a product of their time）， and practical jokes with farcical outcomes。The humor of Don Quixote is one of the things that makes it feel alive after so many centuries。 There is situational humor， as one thing is mistaken for another。 The narrator often has a wry， dry descriptive tone， and is sometimes clearly messing with us， the reader， as when， after the fight between Don Quixote and the Knight of the Mirrors， the author takes a long， drawn-out time revealing the knight’s identity。 By far the greatest source of humor is the character of Sancho Panza。 The banter between Sancho and his master really does make the book。 Where Don Quixote is romantic， with his head full of lofty notions， Sancho is a realist， who despite having a profound admiration for his master， cares mostly about having a warm bed， and a good meal， and about not being beaten with sticks。I assume that everyone in the world knows the basic plot of the story。 Don Quixote was a country gentleman， with a niece and a housekeeper， but with no wife or children， who read so many tales of chivalry that he convinced himself that he himself was a knight errant。 He cobbled together some armor， including a helmet that was an upside down bowl， and set off on his broken-down old horse to right wrongs and protect the vulnerable （another similarity to a comic book superhero）。A knight needs a squire， and Sancho Panza， a neighboring farmer， agrees to accompany Don Quixote because Don Quixote has promised Sancho that he will reward his faithful service by making him the governor of an insula。 Sancho did have a family he left at home， but he thinks if he can get that governorship， he will be able to provide for them better than if he had stayed home tending the farm。 Much is made of the madness of Don Quixote。 It is often remarked on that he is mad only in regards to the subject of chivalry。 On any other subject he is perfectly lucid and appropriate。 Just how mad is he？ And does it matter？ Can he be cured？ Should he be cured？The mental state of Sancho Panza is more complex。 He is most often Don Quixote’s foil， talking sense into him， or trying to。 But Sancho sometimes seems to buy into Don Quixote’s agenda so that he seems almost as mad as the master。 It’s partly because he truly feels that Don Quixote is noble and good， and he will defend him to any who criticize him。 Plus， he really wants that insula。To contemporary eyes， Don Quixote is not always noble and good。 He often flies into a rage before asking questions， and the person he most often is angry at is his best friend， the faithful Sancho。 Don Quixote is too willing to settle things with fighting， because， after all， that’s what knights do （or did） but there is the very real risk that people could get killed。 Because Don Quixote is so easily provoked， people often play tricks on him。 They get him riled on purpose， which can be entertaining， but is not admirable。But I see that in giving some of my impressions of the book Don Quixote， I risk writing a long， rambling review about this long， rambling book。 And I haven’t even gotten to the part of telling any of the adventures。 Oh well， the book is out there。 And this is one book where I think it is not necessary for the average person to read the whole thing。 If you just dip into Don Quixote here and there， you will get the feel for Don Quixote。 。。。more

Tommy ，

Lessons in chivalryDon Quixote and Sancho Panza are great teachers in the lore and virtues of chivalry。 Sancho's proverbs and Don Quixote's kindness will give you wisdom and keep you amused with a warm heart。 Lessons in chivalryDon Quixote and Sancho Panza are great teachers in the lore and virtues of chivalry。 Sancho's proverbs and Don Quixote's kindness will give you wisdom and keep you amused with a warm heart。 。。。more

Art is Good ，

I had to read this for school， but it was actually an interesting read with an interesting protagonist。

Dale ，

I get it。 I really do。 And I appreciate the historic importance of this work。 But ugh。 It’s a slog。

Grace ，

。。。snad žádné humorné dílo mi nepřišlo tak smutné。。。

Antonio DSC ，

500 milioni di copie vendute， e non a caso。

Carmaca ，

Es un libro de esos que da pereza empezar a leer， pero una vez que empiezas te engancha y no quieres parar。 Es más sencillo de leer de lo que creía y bastante divertido。

Tal Shprecher ，

If most literature scholars consider this book the first modern novel， how could a reader not award it 5 stars？ In short， it’s at least 25% too long。 That’s my only gripe。 Other than that， it’s a terrific tale of a man whose madness imbues false meaning in his life。 The reader will hopefully find it adventurous， romantic， humorous， and tragic。 Why settle for reality when man can invent his own？

Hélio Oliveira ，

Muito bom 77-100

mars ，

read this for school

Stephanie ，

The guy who thinks windmills are warriors。。。 what's not to like？ I completely understand why this gem has been a favorite classic for years because you can't help but chuckle over all the misadventures this poor Man of La Mancha finds himself in while seeking to become what he considers to be the ideal knight。 He wears a toilet basin on his head thinking it's a shiny helmet。 He nearly beds a "woman of the evening" that smells of rotten meat and putrid unwashed body odor because he imagines her t The guy who thinks windmills are warriors。。。 what's not to like？ I completely understand why this gem has been a favorite classic for years because you can't help but chuckle over all the misadventures this poor Man of La Mancha finds himself in while seeking to become what he considers to be the ideal knight。 He wears a toilet basin on his head thinking it's a shiny helmet。 He nearly beds a "woman of the evening" that smells of rotten meat and putrid unwashed body odor because he imagines her to be a virtuous maiden。 He releases criminals from prison believing he is helping the oppressed。 He slaughters sheep to the chagrin of the sheepherders， imagining they are the enemy。 He is so unbelievably naive that he is nearly insane， and his fertile imagination becomes hallucinations， or perhaps that he simply wants to believe them so bad that they become real in his mind。 He even argues with another knight that the man simply cannot have the title of a knight if he does not have a maiden pining after him - because that is Quixote's definition of what a knight should be。All this to be said， a few hundred pages in， this tale does become a bit tedious and repetitive。 Fun， yes， but I did get a bit bored with it after awhile。 There's only so many misadventures the poor knight， with his sidekick Sancho Panza， can have。 Still， definitely glad I read through the classic。 。。。more

Rabinder Kumar ，

"Look！！ Sancho。。。 There are monstrous giants， I shall engage them in fierce combat。 And When I win， Sancho， we will be on our way to riches with spoils。"Well， Those giants are impossible to kill。 🤣😁Just #read An interesting spanish #novel 'The adventure of #Don_Quixote' by Miquel Cervantes published in 1615。#Novel shows funny and harsh consequences of a insane peasant who dreams himself as a brave knight and wants to bring peace through combat。 "Look！！ Sancho。。。 There are monstrous giants， I shall engage them in fierce combat。 And When I win， Sancho， we will be on our way to riches with spoils。"Well， Those giants are impossible to kill。 🤣😁Just #read An interesting spanish #novel 'The adventure of #Don_Quixote' by Miquel Cervantes published in 1615。#Novel shows funny and harsh consequences of a insane peasant who dreams himself as a brave knight and wants to bring peace through combat。 。。。more

Reference

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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Don Quixote&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Don Quixote&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0