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Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:41 pm
by jan
Hey all,

I haven't been around for a while but I have ordered this book and will give it a try. I read this long ago as a teenager and really enjoyed it. Each time I think of the premise in DQ I think "how dumb" but somehow, whenever I revisit the concepts I can't help being drawn in.

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:42 pm
by bleachededen
Let's do this thing!

But take it easy on me 'cause I'm reading and discussing two books at once, and both require and deserve my full attention. :-P

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:51 pm
by KellyJ
bleachededen wrote:
Chris OConnor wrote:Is Don Quixote the guy with the big nose?
Chris, you're thinking of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Or Steve Martin in Roxanne, which is a modern adaptation of Cyrano.

Both excellent entertainment.
Or Slawkenbergius's Diego in Tristram Shandy which some say mimics the style of Cervante's Don Quixote.

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 7:04 am
by Saffron
Robert Tulip wrote:Dear Chris and other readers

I'm up to chapter seven in Don Quixote. I would like to lead the discussion on this book if you like.

It is racy and unputdownable. The Man of La Mancha is a valiant mad knight fighting for the lost imaginary world of heraldry and nobility, one hundred years after Columbus found America and just as Galileo worked out the solar system. Cervantes is a brilliant genius, satirising the remnants of medieval thinking in the new modern world.

Robert
You are terrific, Robert! Thank you for volunteering.

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 12:38 pm
by caseyjo
bleachededen wrote:Let's do this thing!

But take it easy on me 'cause I'm reading and discussing two books at once, and both require and deserve my full attention. :-P
I'm right there with you....I hope I can read fast enough 8)

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 3:15 pm
by wilde
I'm going to try and read it, but it's just so long and I have a lot of library books right now. But I'll stop reserving new books and try to read a little Don Quixote before bed. :lol:

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:40 pm
by bleachededen
It's actually easier to read than I expected.

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 6:49 pm
by giselle
I'll join this discussion once my book arrives, meanwhile I'll follow the comments made by others. This is a book I've meant to read for some time so I look forward to the discussion.

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2010 9:26 am
by WildCityWoman
OK - I'm in - I've ordered the book - should have it soon.

Re: Who plans to read and discuss Don Quixote?

Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 3:59 pm
by Tadisa
Hello,
Count me in on reading this book. I am new to the group and am very happy to be here and participate.

Tadisa