This book was long - took me about three months to get through it all!

This novel feels like a real journey alongside Sancho and Don Quixote.....the kind of story I somehow felt nostalgia for even before finishing.

Altogether, I think this is a book worth reading but not to be taken too seriously - it's hilarious in parts with very classic memorable scenes - I'll now never be able to look at windmills without an overwhelming urge to charge them on horseback - and whilst there's a lot of humor, I know this was written during a time where such a story was a criticism/mockery of the prevailing tall tales of the time. This humour can then be seen as a criticism of the over-the-top hero-building that was prevalent both then and of course today.

However, my reflection on this novel was in giving great credence to the phrase "belief is what gives life meaning".

Without giving anything of the story away, and perhaps at the risk of missing the point entirely - perhaps delusion isn't a bad thing if it brings more good than harm and if you honestly believe it.