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the_one_and_only_maddie's review against another edition
1.0
I read this for an English class, if I didn't have to I would have DNF'ed. Oh lord, I was expecting some cool philosophical stuff but all the misogynistic bullshit got in the way! How could anyone in this day and age enjoy this?
I read it out of order, and at first I thought The Hitchhiker's Game was fun and cool, but then I read Eduard and God and realized every story is a rinse repeat of a few elements. The one the two stories have in common is the man getting aroused at the woman's humiliation (while naked)
I read it out of order, and at first I thought The Hitchhiker's Game was fun and cool, but then I read Eduard and God and realized every story is a rinse repeat of a few elements. The one the two stories have in common is the man getting aroused at the woman's humiliation (while naked)
km0987's review against another edition
4.0
Kundera writes of human nature with disarming honesty. “The Hitchhiking Game” is absolutely brilliant. There were times I loved and hated both the characters and Kundera. The misogyny is hard to look past – the men are bastards and the women are weak, emotional, subject to their eroticism but not in control of it.
He tries to illuminate the fundamental weaknesses of our kind, both male and female, but you wonder if we are perhaps more than just the amalgamation of vices and hormones he suggests. The stories can take you anywhere from laughing out loud to feeling completely demoralized. Fascinating work - still thinking about it days after finishing this read.
He tries to illuminate the fundamental weaknesses of our kind, both male and female, but you wonder if we are perhaps more than just the amalgamation of vices and hormones he suggests. The stories can take you anywhere from laughing out loud to feeling completely demoralized. Fascinating work - still thinking about it days after finishing this read.
asphaltjunkie's review against another edition
4.0
I have an undying love of Kundera because he understands how to say what we know, but can't properly express.
"We pass through the present with our eyes blindfolded. We are permitted merely to sense and guess at what we are actually experiencing. Only later when the cloth is untied can we glance at the past and find out what we have experienced and what meaning it has."
"We pass through the present with our eyes blindfolded. We are permitted merely to sense and guess at what we are actually experiencing. Only later when the cloth is untied can we glance at the past and find out what we have experienced and what meaning it has."
1helenaconh's review against another edition
3.0
... mmm, diría que pudo haberme gustado mas, pero definitivamente pudo haberme gustado menos. Me gusto la realidad de los personajes, todos imperfectos y vergonzosos en pensamiento como lo llego a ser yo jajaja, lo dejo en 3.5, esperare antes de leer algo mas de Kundera :-)
nouks's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed the 3 first novels among the 7. Would like to read again !
lauryn1308's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
cryzll91's review against another edition
lighthearted
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
3.75
I'm not usually a lover of short stories but I got through this just fine. It's engaging as it's thought provoking. It highlights the role of the subconscious in a lot of our decision making. It also brings forth the inner contradictions that we all possess displaying how the cognitive dissonances may present themselves in reality. Simple actions and behaviour undergo inspection into its origins and intents. Thankfully nothing too clinical. A friendly reminder to self reflect on one's own thoughts and behaviours. Does it mean we're reduced to animalistic urges? Certainly not. However, they do exert a significant force in our everyday lives. The book also focuses on themes of vanity and narcissism present in us all. The extent of our self-absorption is ridiculous at times and that's why this book is almost comical in a way. The book is not life changing and it doesn't intend to be, I believe. And there in lies its strength.