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milo_0's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
thekid7887's review
dark
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
leonidasm's review against another edition
4.0
Χαρακτηριστικός Κούντερα. Εισχωρεί στον ανθρώπινο νου, σε σκοτεινά και ανομολογητα μονοπάτια με γραφή πιο φωτεινή και εύπεπτη.
Όχι το καλύτερο βιβλίο του αλλά πάντα αριστοτέχνης στην σκέψη και στην αποτύπωση.
Όχι το καλύτερο βιβλίο του αλλά πάντα αριστοτέχνης στην σκέψη και στην αποτύπωση.
chicokc's review against another edition
5.0
Milán Kundera nos da otra vez un libro que se enreda, se complica y se narra con la visión de 8 personajes diferentes.
Pero fuera de la historia que es complicada, nos da una visión de cada uno de los personajes, sus intereses, un fin extra al que parece que persiguen. Pero todo esto en una narración tan rápida, tan amena, tan cuidada que te lleva de la mano a conocer la historia final de estos amorosos.
Kundera, un escritor que vive exiliado de su tierra natal, nos la describe como fue, lo que posiblemente vivió y nos da la semblanza del rigor de la invasión rusa a su país.
Pero fuera de la historia que es complicada, nos da una visión de cada uno de los personajes, sus intereses, un fin extra al que parece que persiguen. Pero todo esto en una narración tan rápida, tan amena, tan cuidada que te lleva de la mano a conocer la historia final de estos amorosos.
Kundera, un escritor que vive exiliado de su tierra natal, nos la describe como fue, lo que posiblemente vivió y nos da la semblanza del rigor de la invasión rusa a su país.
leahkyraah's review
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
average_jane's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rebcamuse's review
4.0
In typical Kundera fashion, you aren't sure whether to laugh or cry while reading this novel. Kundera likes to teeter on the edge of blasphemy, always pulling the reader back with the sheer humanness of his characters. While this Aaron Asher translation was released here in the states in 1998, it was originally written in 1969-70, and in that context, becomes a far more controversial and provocative novel. It is a good read, and full of poetic and prosaic gems. Kundera hands the reader the truths of life on a platter, accompanied by the Dom Pérignon of his prose.
jhowland's review
dark
funny
lighthearted
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Infertility, Medical content, and Sexism