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432 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060997021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 25 July 2000
Description
The author initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to Kundera, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 719 reviews
Moods
dark 44%
emotional 41%
challenging 33%
funny 25%
sad 25%
tense 16%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
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432 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060997021
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 25 July 2000
Description
The author initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to Kundera, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 719 reviews
Moods
dark 44%
emotional 41%
challenging 33%
funny 25%
sad 25%
tense 16%
informative 11%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 8%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 38%
fast 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 12% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 25%Loveable characters?
No: 60% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 10%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 56% | N/A: 16% | Yes: 16% | It's complicated: 10%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.