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A review by spootilious
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
3.0
The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is one I will not soon forget. I was assigned reading it in a undergraduate class and do not regret a moment of it. Kundera has a surreal way of describing things. His cadence is so enthralling and intricate it is quite artisan and I enjoyed it.
I suppose the reason I did not rate this book higher is because I feel that knowing Kundera's life story has added so much to the book that I feel like much of its effectiveness would have been lost without that knowledge. Still, knowing what I know about him causes the book to be full of metaphors, symbolism, and intrigue that really rounds itself.
Regardless of the rating I feel as if this book should be more well known here in America. Taught in High School rather than college. It is certainly one for any literary lover's bucket list.
I suppose the reason I did not rate this book higher is because I feel that knowing Kundera's life story has added so much to the book that I feel like much of its effectiveness would have been lost without that knowledge. Still, knowing what I know about him causes the book to be full of metaphors, symbolism, and intrigue that really rounds itself.
Regardless of the rating I feel as if this book should be more well known here in America. Taught in High School rather than college. It is certainly one for any literary lover's bucket list.