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Don Quixote

By: Miguel de Cervantes
Narrated by: David Case
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It's the classic adventure of a madman: the "renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha". He attacks windmills, believes a peasant girl to be a lady, and fancies that he is a knight-errant, dedicated to righting wrongs and rescuing damsels in distress.

Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in the many books he has read, he decides to take up his lance and sword to defend the helpless and destroy the wicked. After a first failed adventure, he sets out on a second one with a somewhat befuddled laborer named Sancho Panza, whom he has persuaded to accompany him.

In many works, the experiences of a man like Don Quixote would probably appear tragic. He's repeatedly beaten, chased away, lied to, and misunderstood. But in the hands of Cervantes, these events are comic.

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I found it difficult to appreciate this classic but the performance makes it worth listening to and definitely better than reading the book. Voices of Quixote and sancho ponza excellent - one of the best narrations I've heard

Great narraton.

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Maybe because of the current climate or maybe it’s cause I’m Mexican but I didn’t find Don Quixote as lovable as I thought I was gonna. An old fool who wants to make things great again. Sounds bad to me. Also it was very interesting to see a satire of a culture long gone

Complicated read in every war

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I realize that this is a tough book to get through, but be assured that you will be rewarded if you stay with it. It is quite dense, but the beauty of this piece is at least as much in its richness of language as it is in the actual adventures. In fact, the encounters with windmills, and the likes, weren't that funny in my opinion. It is the human interactions that had me laughing out loud more times than I could count. Great book and a difinite masterpiece of literature. Cervantes' style and originality is truly impressive.

As far as the narration goes, I can see why some people don't like it, but I really grew to love it. The narrator does a fantastic job acting out the characters, adding color to the experience.

Tough, but very rewarding

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Would you listen to Don Quixote again? Why?

Probably not. It is VERY long.

What did you like best about this story?

Characters were unforgetable.

What about David Case’s performance did you like?

His voice renderings were brilliant and fully captured the personalities of each character. He must be a wonderful actor.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

This story could never be made into a movie that would do it justice.

Any additional comments?

I started listening to this as a "labor of love." I ended up looking forward to every minute of it and am sorry it is over.

Cannot believe how much I loved this

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Great story with a fantastic reading. love the voices and expression throughout the reading.

Fantastic!

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I enjoyed listening to this audiobook and will miss it when I have finished. The reader does take some getting use to; however, he has to perform several characters and maintain their voice through 30 plus hours. I especially like the voices used for both Don Quioxote's and Sancho Panza his squire. This is a master piece. Remember this story appeared in the 1600. I am amazed how many of the tales can be applied to people's behavior and reactions of the day. I am also amazed at the number of cliches and I often wonder if these were the first printing of something like "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" or if in translation, this cliche was updated into a common english version. This is not for the faint hearted listener, and does take some getting used to. I listen about an hour a day, going to and from work. Takes my mind off of my day, and reflect on what will be next adventure of Don Quixote and his loyal squire Sancho Panza.

took a number of times listening but...

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even though at times it felt like a marathon to make it through the 140ish chapters, it was well worth it. easy to follow and glad i got this book

a true classic

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Classic , audio quality not the best, hard to listen in car, but free title. So there it is

Bucket list book

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Dox Quixote is the book that answers the question "what book would you take if stranded on an island". It is a masterpiece of literature, one of the last great epics.

A top 10 for anybody's list.

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I'm glad I finally got around to reading this masterpiece. I'm not sure what I expected, but it isn't quite what I thought it would be. It is charming and full of surprises. It is actually a collection of stories told by various characters that Don Quixote meets on his journey of being a Knight Errant. He is as interesting a character as you are likely to find in literature of the time, or even since it was written back in 1605. I must add that the ending took me by surprise. I admit I wanted it to end differently, but really, how could it?

I have a version that is partly in Spanish that I am now eager to read. I think I can handle it.

I know narrator David Case (aka Frederick Davidson) is considered to be an acquired taste, but really, they just don't get any better than he is. His characterizations are without equal. If you haven't "acquired the taste," maybe now is the time to give him a try. This book would be a good place to start.

A True Classic

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