A review by cgdppl
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

"The book of laughter and forgetting" is visibly a for of a novel which to some extent was refined and mastered with "Unbearable lightness of being". Some themes and even characters seem repeated and developed with to the best degree in the second book. On the other hand it is not just an inferior version of it, it defiently uses the same style of narration and world building but leaves some space for philospical disscussion about different topics, still circling around the events of Prague spring