Good reading

[Bekah]

At 12:54 PM -0500 3/22/04, The Great Quail wrote:
>  > I'm about halfway through Edith Grossman's new translation of Don Quixote,
>>  and though not blown away, but I still feel it's a valuable read for
>>  educational/background purposes, for a larger perspective on the history of
>>  fiction.  It's by no means a chore.
>
>I felt the same way as you, up to the "chore" part. After a while, I began
>to grow weary of the receptiveness of the story. It seemed to me the same
>thing again and again and again. While there is some truly wonderful things
>in "Don Quixote," I can't help but think the overall work be twice as better
>if it were half as long.
>
>In short, I respected and admired the book more than I actually enjoyed it.
>
>--Quail

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And that's exactly the way I felt about it. It was great for about 
200 pages and then it just got very repetitive.

I want to say though that this book is one of the most beautiful I 
have in my shelves. The color and cover art as well as the size and 
heft just stirred my heart when I first saw it.

Bekah
currently rereading Lolita (fwtw)