tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post7469660259603688664..comments2024-02-05T18:55:01.932+01:00Comments on In My Book: Don Quixote by Cervantes: Rhetoric-Stage Reading and MusingsArenelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08646965847129179304noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-58123755884342944232017-03-05T16:51:23.835+01:002017-03-05T16:51:23.835+01:00Great argument: books do have real power, but too ...Great argument: books do have real power, but too much could corrupt one's imagination, right? I don't like to hear people say that they read to "escape reality." I prefer people read to think and engage. If we have a strong foothold in reality, we aren't swept away by such fancies - like DQ. I feel bad for women who are still looking for Mr. Darcy (let's say for sake of argument). He does not exist but in Jane Austen's mind. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822647988376386021.post-79192682260914778172017-03-05T16:43:49.204+01:002017-03-05T16:43:49.204+01:00A very thoughtful review. I want to like DQ, but I...A very thoughtful review. I want to like DQ, but I've read it twice...I wouldn't say I dislike it, but I'm just not a big fan. I do think it's an important piece of literature though, and I'm glad to have read it.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.com