Don Quixote
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantesby Miguel de Cervantes
Shares rank 40 of 122 novels by recommenders
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.
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.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Funny, entertaining and fresh
“a fun and funny (not at all short) read, some of the long twisted sentences (and the old words) can be brutal”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Short Little Difficult Books” “it's funny and entertaining and feels fresh”
Comment from 25 Jun 2026 in “Dostoyevsky Isn't Difficult” Long novel that keeps giving
“Don Quixote is a long novel that just keeps giving, by contrast.”
Comment from 1 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?” Loved by readers
“I also loved Don Quixote.”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Long sentences and old words
“a fun and funny (not at all short) read, some of the long twisted sentences (and the old words) can be brutal”
Comment from 18 Nov 2025 in “Short Little Difficult Books”
Other novels people recommend
The four most recommended other novels, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime and Punishmentby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 39 | 9 | 81% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Brothers Karamazovby Fyodor Dostoevsky | 28 | 8 | 78% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Infinite Jestby David Foster Wallace | 26 | 5 | 84% | 9 | 10 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott Fitzgerald | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Don Quixoteby Miguel de CervantesThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's funny and entertaining and feels fresh”
“I also loved Don Quixote.”
“Don Quixote is a long novel that just keeps giving, by contrast.”
“a fun and funny (not at all short) read, some of the long twisted sentences (and the old words) can be brutal”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.