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A review by biolexicon
The Art of the Novel by Milan Kundera
5.0
Part of the way through any book, I usually get a good feeling about how many stars I'm going to give it. I finished this one and thought to myself, "I have *no* idea." Maybe it was a mistake to read this before reading any of Kundera's novels.
The book was dense, but his ideas are intriguing. Provocative, really. I don't use that word very often because most works that are provocative are aiming to be so, which seems dishonest. But this book doesn't fit that, it seems honest.
I've decided to give it 5 stars. There are a number of ideas presented that I disagree with (pages 6, 83, 104, 127, 140 to be exact). I could even be persuaded that he's absolutely full of shit (it's possible to be honest and full of shit both). But the work was provocative, held my attention and made me think. Having done that, I think it's worthy of 5 stars.
The book was dense, but his ideas are intriguing. Provocative, really. I don't use that word very often because most works that are provocative are aiming to be so, which seems dishonest. But this book doesn't fit that, it seems honest.
I've decided to give it 5 stars. There are a number of ideas presented that I disagree with (pages 6, 83, 104, 127, 140 to be exact). I could even be persuaded that he's absolutely full of shit (it's possible to be honest and full of shit both). But the work was provocative, held my attention and made me think. Having done that, I think it's worthy of 5 stars.