Reviews

The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

lainoa's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

irachauhan's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

i have never felt stupider and smarter all at once

cosmo_junk's review against another edition

4.0

neither here nor there. does bring back fond memories of my summer tho, that and the fact that i developed have a parasocial relationship with tereza are the only reasons this has 4 stars. the philosophy was cool. the sex scenes were weird. OH YEAH i picked this up bc of ryan ross too. lmfao.

t4t1's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

gica's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

marionc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

still_bummed's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

daed's review against another edition

2.0

Un libro escrito de forma magistral, con un estilo literario muy cuidado, pero que lamentablemente narra una historia trivial y aburrida.

abbiecarn's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

jyeetreads's review against another edition

5.0

10/10
I took my sweet sweet time with this one. My first ever novel regarding philosophy exposition and it was masterful and incredible. Kundera explores all of these metaphysical things/emotions/feelings/happening of the 20th century being with a complex narrative/characters/motifs that codify into an incredibly work that is also witty and graspable (for the smol brain like me).

I feel my mind legit expanding a lil w this one LOL. Overwhelming but overwhelmingly good!