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Don of the Q: An American Don Quixote for the Atomic Age Kindle Edition

by Michael Guillebeau (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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2020 Reader's Choice Book of the Year Finalist!

Think of a cross between Doctor Strangelove and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.Don is a clerk in the Quick Stop convenience store with a problem: he suddenly can’t remember his past or what he’s doing here. He thinks maybe he’s an angel sent on a mission. With Sancha, his only friend and fellow clerk, Don and Sancha of the Q set out on a quest to do some good and find out why he’s here.Maybe it has something to do with the stolen atomic bomb in Don Q’s basement.Maybe.

"a lively blend of honor, world destruction, warped family relationships, and comedy."-D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review"

makes my soul smile...a lot." Mad Wilson

“Don of the Q is a much-needed book in these times. It's relevant, diverse, feminist, and LGBTQ-friendly…In this quick and unputdownable read, the American Quixote and his friends touch hearts while being witty.” - Risah Salazar, Reader’s Favorite Reviews

“Broaches big ideas in bite size pieces and embraces the simplicity of dreamers and madmen.” - Greg Sapp, author of the “Holidazed” satires

"Straight to the heart of the truth, without any clothes on the Emperor himself... Love it!” — Li Tian, PhD, author of WESTBOUND: A MEMOIR: MY JOURNEY FROM BEIJING TO NEW YORK CITY

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342 pages
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May 31, 2020
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Michael Guillebeau creates the perfect madcap romp through modern society that requires no prior familiarity with the classic Don Quixote (but those with such a background will certainly relish the literary allusions here).
The tongue-in-cheek humor, social insights, and action-packed encounters will both entertain and enlighten readers interested in a lively blend of honor, world destruction, warped family relationships, and comedy.
Don of the Q is highly recommended as an original, involving read that pushes the boundaries of comedy, stormy relationships, and social commentary alike.
-D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Reviews

When I read anything by Michael Guillebeau, I know I'm in for a treat. His story telling doesn't necessarily make me laugh out loud, but it does make my soul smile... a lot. We are living in unusual times, to say the very least, and Guillebeau offers both respite and food for thought in equal measure. In a way, this story is escapist fiction that puts everything you want to escape front and center, and in your face, and you willingly lap it up.-Madelon Wilson
Guillebeau writes with an understated sense of humor that adeptly counterbalances an over the top plot. He broaches big ideas in bite size pieces, and, like Don, embraces the simplicity of dreamers and madmen.-Greg Sapp, author of the "Holidazed" satires
The book is a good combination of inspiring humor and mystery. ...entertaining and beneath all the social commentary the message is compelling. Don of the Q by Michael Guillebeau teaches about kindness and how simple yet significant it can be. A person doesn't need much to be kind; one can start small, whenever and wherever. In this quick and unputdownable read, the American Quixote and his friends touch hearts while being witty.-Risah Salazar, Reader's Favorite Reviews

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B083BB5773
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Madison Press; 1st edition (May 31, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1885 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 342 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #1,589,805 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,146 in Satire
- #3,986 in Dark Humor
- #3,999 in Satire Fiction

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Michael Guillebeau has published seven novels and two anthologies, winning the 2017 Foreword Reviews Indie Award for Best Humor Book of the Year (MAD Librarian) and the 2017 Silver Falchion for Best Mystery Anthology (Eight Mystery Writers You Should be Reading Now) second place for the 2020 Ben Franklin Award for Mystery Book of the year (Things to Do When You'd Rather Be Dead) and a finalist for overall BOY Readers' Favorite (Don of the Q.) His first book, Josh Whoever (Five Star Mysteries, 2013) received a starred review in Library Journal, and was named a Debut Mystery of the Month by Library Journal. Guillebeau has published over thirty-five short stories, including three in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine.

For more information, see https://michaelguillebeau.wixsite.com/website.

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L T

Written for this era

Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2020

I did not grow up here in the US, and even if I read the translated copy of the original Don Quixote in high school (when I read a lot of world classics), I wouldn't remember or connect Don Q with it. So, I guess it's a blank slate for me to read this. And I enjoyed it tremendously. I think it's funny. I think it is timely. I think it reflects what's going on today (like in the last few weeks or couple of months) perfectly. It's like looking at the world through its reflections on the surface of a wavy lake... And yet, straight to the heart of the truth, without any clothes on the Emperor himself... Love it!

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Liza

A question of purpose

Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2020

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Don of the Q is one of the most endearing character I’ve ever met. His constant goal to fulfill his purpose, why God put him in the world, and act on it is very inspiring. His blindness to the good his small acts are accomplishing is humbling. And the story set in such an everyday location is brilliant.

Will recommend this to anyone who needs to meet an angel—an ordinary man who makes you believe in miracles again.

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Charles D.

Not what I was expecting

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2020

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From the title and the cover I guess I felt mislead. I was originally going to give a 3, but felt the writing was good and creative and deserved better than that.

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Shawn T. Miller

Nothing Special

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2020

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This book is ok. It is short, so I do not regret the time that I spent reading it. There is nothing wrong with this book, but nothing great either.

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Kathleen Cosgrove

I thin we all want to be Don or know Don.

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2020

With a childlike innocence and wonder, Don of the Q views his world as its savior. Like his namesake from LaMancha, he acquires his own Sancha and Dulcinea and goes on a quest to right all the wrongs he encounters. Would I give to much away if I said there was even a windmill? It doesn't take long for real-life to upend things in a big way but throughout (nearly) it all, he's the knight we all wish we could be or at least know. Come for the quirky and funny, stay for adventure and thrills.

Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2021

It begun with a smile on my face then a chuckle. This book is in very interesting anyone who will read this book will surely have a good laugh aside from the fact that its about something near end of the world! The fact that someone really made you entertain and learn at the same time is golden, this book is a treasure by itself!

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Gregg Sapp

A latter day Don Quixote patrols the streets of Huntsville, Alabama

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2020

Wikipedia lists around 200 major adaptations of Cervantes’s epic novel, Don Quixote, in diverse media from books to film to theatre, not to mention a library’s worth of scholarly exegeses on the subject. Generations of readers across the globe have identified with the character of this deranged visionary standing tall against an uncaring society. Add another to that list with Michael Guillebeau’s short, satiric novel, “Don of the Q.”

In the blink of an eye, Donald Tiberius Becker, Jr., a clerk at the Quick Mart (aka, the “Q”) convenience store in Huntsville, Alabama, forgets who he is. Bereft of identity and purpose, he takes it to heart when a preacher tells him “God wants you, brother,” and thus concludes that he is an angel who must complete a worldly mission to enter into heaven.

When a wasted addict named Dulce shows up at the Q, Don conceives that she is a princess and that his mission is to return her to her castle. While Dulce rehabs in a vacant laundromat next to the Q, Don rechristens her as Dulcinea and dedicates his next mission to her.

Meanwhile, a rogue far-right militia has pilfered an atomic bomb and deployed it at a secret location in Huntsville, and the clock is ticking to detonation. With the help of Sancha, Don’s street smart coworker, he puts on armor made of a hoodie stuffed with adult diapers, mounts a motor scooter which he calls his steed, and armed with a balance pole that he uses as a lance, goes tilting at miniature golf windmills. When the police ask him to explain himself, he says, “We are American knights in the new age of American chivalry.”

Although clearly derivative, “Don of the Q” is a fanciful fable that uses innocence, rather than irreverence, as a tool for satire. There’s nothing strident in Don’s idealism, even though he is utterly uncompromising. When Sancha doubts it’s possible for them to do any more good, Don gently scolds her:

“There’s still too much darkness out there, Sancha. So much darkness, and we just listen to stories about it and go tsk-tsk… We’ve become a nation of tsk-tskers. We hear a horrible story about someone, and we go tsk-tsk and walk away.”

Guillebeau writes with an understated sense of humor that adeptly counterbalances an over the top plot. He broaches big ideas in bite size pieces, and, like Don, embraces the simplicity of dreamers and madmen.

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Linda M. Myers

It's the end of the world as we know it!

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020

What happens if you wake up and remember nothing of recent events? Hopefully not the end of the world! Don is thrown into this very scenario and along with his rag tag band of merry people, attempt to recover his memories and save Huntsville and the world taking out some sex traffickers and helping out however they can to whomever needs it along the way.

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