Don Quixote

By: Miguel de Cervantes, Gerald J. Davis - translator

Narrated by: John Hanks

Length: 20 hrs

Publisher's summary

Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, follows the adventures of Alonso Quijano, a hidalgo who reads so many chivalric novels that he decides to set out to revive chivalry, under the name Don Quixote. This is the story that a Nobel Prize Committee survey of one hundred of the world's best writers named "the greatest book of all time."

©2011 Gerald J. Davis (P)2013 Gerald J. Davis

One sad crazy guy, who thinks he's a hero

You want to root for him, but he's too pathetic and proud to listen to anyone who tries to set him straight. There are some other interesting stories intertwined, but very little of redeeming value. So much for this classic story. 🙄

Long Winded Author

Good read, but I think the author was a little long winded near the end.

Great narration of Text

As an English major, I was familiar with the story of Don Quixote. I had read parts of the book for class, but never the entire book. I have a new appreciation for this text after listening to the audio version. This book is hilarious and I can imagine it was ahead of its time when it was originally published in 1605 and 1615.
Quixote has a mental break-down after reading too many novels about chivalrous knights and sets out on his own knightly quest. Quixote sees what he wants to see (like a castle and a noble family instead of an inn and the innkeepers family). He meets each situation through chivalrous-colored glasses and that doesn't always bode well with the people or situations around him. There are so many one-liners from Quixote that made me laugh out loud. I listened to the very end to hear what befell Quixote at the end of his adventures.
The narration was perfect for the story and easy to listen to.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.

mesmerising!

this book is such a precious piece of art, regardless of time it shines thru history!
i'm mesmerised with Don Quijote's valor, and his endless dream world.

the narration is very well done. I could feel that Don Quijote is speaking and acting right in front of me!

p.s. i recommend this audible version!

i love this simple enjoyable to everyone classic

I loved it it just left me wishing for more of goofy Don Quixote and all his valiance with his gullible squire Sancho

A Great Adventure

Excellent telling with a talented voice actor. The characters really came to life and I would recommend this version to anyone.

A wonderful, magical listen

Disclosure: I received this audiobook for free as part of a promotion on Goodreads

First a confession: I usually use the Audible app's variable speed feature to listen to Audiobooks slightly sped up (1.25x). I started listening to Gerald J. Davis' translation of DON QUIXOTE slightly sped up and then stopped, reset the speed to its default (1x) and started listening again at the beginning. Why? Between the story itself (as an avid reader, I loved reading a parody about an avid reader), the translation (poetic without making syntax unnatural or complex), and John Hanks' narration (perfect timing and inflection, with wonderful character voices), I didn't want this audiobook to end. The story itself, of course, is a classic and I'd picked it up for Kindle previously but never got around to reading it. I'm glad I heard this translation and especially as an audiobook: There are some audiobooks where the narrator is paired so perfectly to the content that the listening experience is magical... this is one of those rare audiobooks. Highly recommended.

Don Quixote

I tried.I guess I'm not a normal reader.I didn't find it that funny or understandable.I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.' 

Don Quixote - A Classic but Better

Story: This is one the books I never got around to reading much less reading its summary. Even as translated work and over three centuries old, it is remains remarkable as a comedy.

Reader: Very good.

Production. Very good.

Funnier than I expected

I went in without much hype or expectation, though it may have been exceeded in any case. It gave me good laughter throughout, and presented many thoughts and reflections. I loved the way the author managed to seamlessly weave so many high quality short stories into it. I imagine the book was originally meant as a satire, of a type of fictional autobiography of knights which is so out of fashion that I doubt anyone using audible has read or heard of a single one, and in this way the critique must have been a great success in its time.