I was able to get some ideas about the lightness and heaviness of the being, I even understood the analogy Oedipus – communism. The stories that take place on this background are, some of them interesting, some of them less interesting. I liked Teresa and Sabina, but I found Tomas a little bit hard ...
Clearly, I didn't get this book.I can certainly appreciate Kundera's perspective, but like Orhan Pamuk's Snow, being a rare voice doesn't necessarily translate to a good read.Perhaps, though, I simply had expectations for the book that weren't met, and am a bit lost as a result. I certainly wasn't ...
There is probably one novel that is the most responsible for the direction of my post-graduation European backpacking trip ten years ago which landed me in Prague for two solid weeks. Shortly before my friend Chad and I departed, he mailed me a letter and directed me to get my hands on a copy of Mil...
A friend of mine refers to the movie version of this book (which I preferred, in fact), as "Sammy and Rosie get Laid in Prague". Well, he has a point. But I still really like it.
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