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Mielevä hidalgo Don Quijote manchalainen I by Miguel de Cervantes
2 reviews
nineinchnails's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
the first half was pretty repetitive but it was genuinely funny and if you ignore the sexism and racism it holds up fairly well considering it was written like 400 years ago. i wouldn’t say this was a life changing book but i really enjoyed it and it was so interesting to see how much of it has influenced other works!
Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Islamophobia, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, War, and Deportation
khoystoboy's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Such a large number of histories and adventures cannot be contained...thoroughly enjoyable, although so much of the humour is sadly dimmed by the cultural, literary and historical context which is unknown to the modern reader. Grossman's translation does help to an extent with footnotes, but it does seem that Don Quixote was written specifically for the reader of knight-errant novels. There are many literary elements that feel unusual and confusing as a modern reader, but nonetheless I could not name another story that on the one hand is so straight and blunt, but on the other very touching in its nature and humorous in circumstance.
Moderate: Islamophobia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Deportation
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