# Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a long, funny, fresh novel that keeps rewarding readers. The caveat is that long twisted sentences and old words can be hard going.

## Why people recommend it

- Funny, entertaining and fresh (2 comments): "a fun and funny (not at all short) read, some of the long twisted sentences (and the old words) can be brutal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45972257)) "it's funny and entertaining and feels fresh" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48667377))
- Long novel that keeps giving (1 comments): "Don Quixote is a long novel that just keeps giving, by contrast." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46450691))
- Loved by readers (1 comments): "I also loved Don Quixote." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48499336))

## What people warn about

- Long sentences and old words (1 comments): "a fun and funny (not at all short) read, some of the long twisted sentences (and the old words) can be brutal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45972257))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/crime-and-punishment.md): 39 recommend
- [The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky](https://hackerapproved.com/p/brothers-karamazov.md): 28 recommend
- [Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace](https://hackerapproved.com/p/infinite-jest.md): 26 recommend
- [The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://hackerapproved.com/p/great-gatsby.md): 24 recommend
- [Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand](https://hackerapproved.com/p/atlas-shrugged.md): 23 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9798425371324&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9798425371324) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes", https://hackerapproved.com/p/don-quixote/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).