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307 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140064704
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kundera 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, rev...
Community Reviews Summary of 724 reviews
Moods
dark 44%
emotional 42%
challenging 31%
funny 23%
sad 23%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
informative 13%
adventurous 10%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 3%Average rating
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307 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140064704
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kundera 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, rev...
Community Reviews Summary of 724 reviews
Moods
dark 44%
emotional 42%
challenging 31%
funny 23%
sad 23%
inspiring 15%
tense 15%
informative 13%
adventurous 10%
mysterious 10%
hopeful 2%
Pace
slow 39%
fast 14%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 85% | A mix: 11% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 62% | It's complicated: 28% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | N/A: 15% | Yes: 15% | It's complicated: 9%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.