Don Quixote

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I found a list with the top ten best classic books and Don Quixote was at the top. I read the Kindle edition and listened to an Audible edition, alternating and sometimes reading and listening simultaneously.

Any blurb anywhere (Goodreads, Wikipedia, Amazon, book cover) can give you a more in depth summary of the stories. Everyone, even those who have not read the book know of the gallant Knight Errant... The Renowned Don Quixote De La Mancha attacking windmills with his faithful squire Sancho Panza right behind him.

The book is so much more. First thing I would note is the fact I laughed to tears, stopped reading (and laughing), then laughed some more. 

If laughing until you cry isn't encouraging, the wisdom and quantity of puns streamed together by Sancho Panza is surpassed in wisdom by Proverbs which also makes more sense -- but does not have the reach of Sancho who may have expressed every pun under the sun.

It is a classic for a very good reason and as it is a massive book there is no way I could touch on even a tiny portion of it. I did love the subtitles of the chapters and the endings of many chapters.

Here's a couple examples:
...they stood around him in a circle, and he read what follows, with an audible voice.
Chapter XIV
Where May Be Found The Desperate Verses Of The Deceased Shepherd, With More Unexpected Events

Or:
...and with an ireful aspect and glowing visage, replied—But the reply deserves a chapter for itself.
Chapter XXXII
Containing Don Quixote’s Reply To His Critic; With Other Serious And Amusing Incidents.

I really enjoyed this book and recommend it to all ardent readers. I read the ebook and listened to the audiobook from December 30, 2018, to February 17, 2019.  Ormsby was the translator and the audiobook was read by Roy McMillan.

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