A review by callanisreading
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

In her small, Czech town, Tereza falls for Tomas, a  doctor obsessed with keeping many mistresses — and so begins their shared lifetime of love and longing. Through a tangled web of lovers in search of companionship, Kundera explores a world of dualities and challenges us to reevaluate what we call valuable. In this pensive, existential novel, Kundera explores the ecstasy and agony of existence.