Anyway, here it goes. When I first read the title, I admit I expected it to be a long and solemn adventure story much like King Arthur. Deep words filled with too many -ths to comprehend, and weird twisted old time grammar in which sound sentences this like with words around twisted. That's what I have come to expect of medieval classics. But from the beginning I realized that the tone was very different. It was almost like a children's story for older readers, which is a style I personally love. I really like how straight to the point it is, at the same time kind of going in different directions as the subplots are described, as if it was really being told to you by someone and their thoughts trail off as they say it. It makes the whole reading thing a lot less boring, because you can just think of it as someone talking to you. Not that any of my friends talk to me like that, but then again, Cervantes and I are tight now so I guess I can consider him my friend.

I don't know what it is, but I really enjoy reading stories about crazy people. (All right Keena, no comments. I know what you're thinking. You too Maxine.) Anyway, why you may ask? Well for one crazy people are a lot more fun! They are who they are. They don't have to worry about what everyone else thinks of them. They're free from that fear of being judged and they can just do whatever they want. Sure, at first they may look crazy, they may believe things that aren't necessarily "true" or "realistic". But in the end aren't these people the most truthful of them all? Nothing they do is bent to the will of society's judgmental eyes. They say and do and are what they want, what they feel. And I think that's beautiful. So yeah, Don Quixote's a pretty cool dude. That and if you look at the picture he is clearly riding a unicorn. How can he get much cooler than that? I proclaim the two of us friends now too.

I guess you can tell by now that I enjoyed it a lot! I love how Don Quixote just decided one day "Hey you know what? I'm a knight." And then he was. Then he got on a unicorn. (Don't you dare try to tell me it's just a horse. I can interpret it how I like.) Right there and then he achieved his dream (and rode a unicorn) all just from those books he read. So if someone says you're crazy, for wanting to be a princess or a fairy or a rockstar (or riding a unicorn) because you read Princess Diaries or watched Hannah Montana, then they're probably right. You are crazy. But then why should you care? Don Quixote just showed me that if there's a will, there's a way. If you decide with enough resolve to be a movie star or the president, then be just that! Become a knight! Ride a unicorn! 

So here's me signing off saying reach for your dreams. Who says you're not perfect? When we reach, we can fly, know inside we can make it. Reach for the stars! Ya crazy loons.

XOXO, Camille