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bemildred

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4. I agree.

Reply to Kablooie (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 22, 2012, 02:48 PM

Apr 2012

Although, being a compulsive reader, I'm not inclined to keep score in that way. It's worth reading just so you recognize it's influence when you find it in other works, and in its own right, but as with "War and Peace" and various other "great" novels, there is a good deal of exaggeration of its merits, at least for modern sensibilities.

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I just finished Don Quixote. Whew! [View all] Kablooie Apr 2012 OP

I fought my way through it. In the end I was glad I did. russspeakeasy Apr 2012 #1

You have to remember, he more or less invented the form. bemildred Apr 2012 #2

I still don't understand why it's still rated the world's best book. Kablooie Apr 2012 #3

I agree. bemildred Apr 2012 #4

Yeah. getting old in mke Apr 2012 #5

Good for you. I'm impressed. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #6

Listening was much easier. It takes much less effort to listen while driving. Kablooie Apr 2012 #7

LOL, you have me pegged. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #8