Despite that fact that I have several wonderful books glaring at me from the TBR pile, I have decided to saddle up and join the brave knights of Tilting at Windmills in reading The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha. I wasn’t planning to read the book any time soon but, entirely by accident, I have managed to acquire both the new Edith Grossman translation and the beautiful quadricentennial edition in Spanish. Since I already had the books, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to read Don Quixote with the great group of readers Dorothy has mustered for this quest. (And in case anyone is wondering, I will be reading the book in English and just dabbling in the Spanish edition to work on my language skills.)
If anyone would like to participate, ride on over to Tilting at Windmills and send Dorothy a note. We set off on our journey at the beginning of May, so you still have time to get a copy of the book. ¡Ándale!
P.S. In case you missed it, here is a classic post from a DQ veteran: The Don Quixote Mind/Body Workout.
Classical Bookworm 
I actually thought about reading the DQ recently, but I couldn't decide on an edition. What made you pick Grossman?
Uh, the pretty colour? I just happened to pop in to a used bookstore and there it was and I figured I wanted to read it eventually and it was in good shape so I bought it. Turns out that everyone is crazy about her translation, so it was one impulse purchase that actually worked out.
And I didn't even have to flatter you. 😉
D'oh! I should have held out. I'm such a bibliopushover..
Ah the workout! I had nearly forgotten 🙂
I read this book a couple of years ago. I started with the Putman translation since it was already on my shelves but I switched to the Grossman translation about halfway through. It went so much better. Have fun with it. I'll be watching for a review.