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Originally Posted by elsussman
I once read somewhere that everyone should read Don Quixote 3 times in his life. once as a young man... once in middle age and once when old. I have read it twice but in the interest of holding on am deferring the third go thru for a while
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Indeed, an eminently re-readable book.
In a village of La Mancha, the name of which I have no desire to call to
mind, there lived not long since one of those gentlemen that keep a lance
in the lance-rack, an old buckler, a lean hack, and a greyhound for
coursing. An olla of rather more beef than mutton, a salad on most
nights, scraps on Saturdays, lentils on Fridays, and a pigeon or so extra
on Sundays, made away with three-quarters of his income. The rest of it
went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match
for holidays, while on week-days he made a brave figure in his best
homespun.
Vigorous, full of life. One wonders how lesser, and some might say, overrated novels can compare.
http://listverse.com/2009/02/09/top-...rrated-novels/
Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged are on the list of overrated novels. Don't worry, The Da Vinci Code also made the chopping block.
