That Ingenious Gentleman Don Quijote

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I read the first five chapters of this today at the library. Never had the slightest desire to read it before, but I think I've been hooked. I also glanced at the Nabokov commentary - very entertaining! ("That crude and cruel old book...")

(About the spelling - it's the Burton Raffel translation. I tried reading an older one once, didn't make it very far.)

― Justyn Dillingham (Justyn Dillingham), Friday, 15 November 2002 02:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Wonderful book, haven't read that translation...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 15 November 2002 16:04 (twenty-three years ago)

I just started it, I'm about as far along as you are.
Hey, mini book club!

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Friday, 15 November 2002 16:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Yeah, it's a wonderful book, though the second volume (his sequel, ten years on, following a number of unofficial sequels) isn't quite as wonderful.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 17 November 2002 15:46 (twenty-three years ago)

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