Farewell Waltz by Milan Kundera

Farewell Waltz

Milan Kundera

288 pages • first pub 1972 (editions) user-added

fiction classics contemporary funny reflective medium-paced
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Klima, a celebrated jazz trumpeter, receives a phone call announcing that a young nurse with whom he spent a brief night at a fertility spa is pregnant. She has decided he is the father.And so begins a comedy in which, during five madcap days, eve...

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Community Reviews

3.73
based on 994 reviews

Moods

reflective: 72%

funny: 47%

dark: 38%

lighthearted: 25%

tense: 22%

challenging: 18%

emotional: 18%

mysterious: 18%

sad: 13%

adventurous: 9%

hopeful: 4%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 4%

Pace

27% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

12% of readers chose Plot
41% of readers chose A mix
46% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

30% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
27% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

2% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
72% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

38% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

83% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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