Some classics are wonderful, and some are just not for me.
The first book was alright, although the accounts of fights were a bit short. I knew about the windmills, I just had the idea that there was more behind it than what I knew. I was wrong. The book is also filled out a lot by meeting people and them telling their stories. So at points it's a bit of an inception book. The side characters were of more interest to me than the main.
Book 2 just seems to be repetative. The storyline is very light and the author ever so often reminds us that Don Quixote is mad but wise. I promised myself I would finish it, but it took some effort.

So book 1 maybe 3 starts, book 2 is a solid 1 star. Average out to an average of pretty bad.