Don Quixote

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Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Evadman

Originally posted by: pontifex
So why is it considered a classic?

Windmills.

ok, that was 1 tiny part of the story so far and almost every encounter is him thinking that whatever is in front of him is something else and he gets his ass kicked every time. it just seems overly repetitive.

Consider it satire on the then-and-now adventure/romance books where the hero always triumphs. Read Don Quixote and then read a Clive Cussler book where the good looking super hot super smart super rich badass hero always gets the girl, kicks ass, takes names, kicks Chuck Norris' ass, gets more girls, shows up his boss, blows up the moon and makes an awesome gourmet dinner in his 14k gold summer house in Switzerland.

Then read Don Quixote again and laugh your ass off.

 

[AstroManLuca]

"Classics" suck. Sorry. They're no fun and whenever I try reading one, I fall asleep.

I'm out of school. The only reading I do now is for work (as a proofreader, I am reading stuff all day) and for pleasure. The only old books I've ever had fun reading were the Sherlock Holmes stories. Other than that, I tend to go for fairly new stuff, easier to read, more enjoyable.

It's sort of like preferring action, drama, and comedy movies over art-house films.