
Don Quixote
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Robert Whitfield
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Throw away your face and get ready for a supra-genius.
Truly Remarkable
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Unlike The Hunchback of Notre Dame where length and boredom is due to descriptions of things, the length of Don Quixote comes because of the fun Cervantes is having with the reader. Cervantes is an amazing satirist. He skewers every sacred cow of his time and tears his contemporary pulp fiction writers apart.
I loved it. I listen while I exercise. It is a nice engaging book, but not so deep that I have to pause.
An excellent translation masterfully read
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On one hand, there are some REALLY FUNNY stories in here - stuff that had me laughing and chuckling on the way to work. Both of the characters just get better as the book goes one.
On the other hand, the book goes on - and on - and on -and on. It would have been much more effective if it was about half as long.
Once again, this is just my opinion. It is worth reading, for the literary background, but make sure you have a strong constitution.
Regarding the narrator - I thought he was excellent. Yes he does have British accent (in a Spanish Novel), Yes - he doesn't scream and yell in the battle scenes, but the voices are just great (especially Sancho Panza). There are a few mispronounced words throughout (Castillian and Marquis) however, I applaud the narrator for having the stamina to perform a work of this length so well - BRAVO!
Funny, but way too long
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The classic struggle to live a life of meaning
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What did you love best about Don Quixote?
The adventures and the humor. I was running during the (Spoiler!) scene when Quejada drank the tonic and threw up in Sancho's mouth. Had to stop because I was laughing so hard at the very calm, literary way Cervantes handled the situation. Loved the absurdity and how folks continuously exploited the protagonist for their own benefit. His naivete became absolutely lovable.Would you recommend Don Quixote to your friends? Why or why not?
Yes, though many of them would give up because of the sheer length of the thing.Have you listened to any of Robert Whitfield’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
No way. Didn't have a week to spend.Any additional comments?
The ending was disappointing, because I wanted it to be like Man of La Mancha. In retrospect, however, the ending was fitting to what Don Quixote had endured. Reasonable at last--cured of adventure. Sad, but pretty darned good ending.Wish I hadn't seen Man of La Mancha before I read
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A very long Story
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Love this translation
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Entertaining but in archaic language
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Entertaining and Imaginative
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Don Quixote, in his dotage, begins to imagine himself as a knight obligated to go out into the world and where he finds a wrong; right it for the good of all mankind. He is a Christian soldier. Yet, truly he is inane as to understanding what is actually happening in the world around him and delusional as to what he finds as harm and what he believes he is seeing. You must know of his attack on windmills that he believes to be brutal giants.
By his side he has Sancho Panza, his squire; who although is with Don Quixote only for the riches he is promised, and himself not too much smarter than the delusional DQ, manages to be there to protect the foolery and add humor with his background comments as he finds himself flummoxed with his knight’s encounters. (Do you like that run on sentence?)
Story after story is repetitive; DQ, in an effort on behalf of chivalry and doing good in this Christian world, screws up and creates more danger than necessary. Yet, all works out well in the end and one cannot help but smile and smile again at the unforgettable Don Quixote.
The Flummoxed Don Quixote
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