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L'ignorance by Milan Kundera

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peipei16's review against another edition

1.0

Ich weiß gar nicht recht, was sich hierzu überhaupt sagen lässt.
Am ehesten: all these pages für: koitus. Hier und dort. Das wars? Ginge es nicht so viel um Prag, Geschichte, Lyrik etc hätte mich nichts bei der Stange gehalten, und dennoch habe ich nicht damit gerechnet, dass die Handlung sich so zuspitzt um mit nichts weiter als nahezu unkommentiertem Beischlaf zu enden, der den Charakter der Protagonistin auf den letzten Seiten rückwirkend für den ganzen vorangegangenen Roman abflacht - und sie irgendwo betrügt(?)
Ein weiterer Kundera-Roman, der so tut als würde er ein Thema anreißen und behandeln wollen und letztlich immer wieder darum kreist, dass Frauen mit ihrer Schönheit und ihrem Wirken auf Männer beschäftigt sind. [Mein allerliebstes Lieblingsbuch stammt ebenso von Kundera, vllt ist die Enttäuschung deshalb jedes Mal viel größer als bei einem Autor, den ich gar nicht kenne.]

poojakishinani's review against another edition

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4.0

“Now time has a very different look; it is no longer the conquering present capturing the future; it is the present conquered and captured and carried off by the past.”

Wow, what a stunning short book. Milan Kundera's prose is gorgeous to say the least. This book is like a mesmerising dream!

bookwormsarah's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lennartladewig's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

danthompson1877's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

kartrick's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

This is just the book I've been needing---delves into matters that have been weighing heavy on my mind (the circumstances, attitudes and philosophies leading up to, and the consequences of, emigration). The premise of this novella struck a deep chord, and although it doesn't provide any answers to my questions it does offer considerable insight, and there's much mulling over for me to do. Kundera had already jumped to #1 on my author list with The Unbearable Lightness of Being; this book just cemented his spot further.