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Księga śmiechu i zapomnienia by Milan Kundera

melissaaperez's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5
weirdest book i’ve ever read. would not recommend unless u have someone explaining to you what the fuck is going on.

erickibler4's review against another edition

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4.0

I remember that I laughed, but I've forgotten everything else.

racheelof's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

4.25

juliahoermayer's review against another edition

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funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.5

daydreams's review against another edition

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medium-paced

2.5

lucasporra's review against another edition

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emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

ben__reads's review against another edition

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1.0

هما كلمتين : لا للمجاز.
بشكل آخر هذه مجموعة من الهرتلات التي تفتقد إلي السرد والرابطة والحبكة وحتي إلي الأحداث.
مجموعة طويلة مملة من الأحاديث الداخلية والإسقاطات التي لا تنتهي والإباحية.
تجربة سيئة للغاية وأصنفه بدون تردد ضمن أسوأ عشرة كتب قرأتهم في حياتي.

_anamarija_'s review against another edition

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5.0

Ovaj roman sigurno nije jedan od onih kojih se lako zaboravljaju. Ponekad vas može i nasmijati, ali smijeh je ovdje, kao i u Kunderinoj intepretaciji, dvoznačajan, gorko-sladak, anđeoski i vražji; smijeh koji je često doživljen kao opasan, kao nešto drugo, a ponekad i groteskno.

Ovaj je roman za polagano i sporo čitanje, makar će vas često tjerati naprijed - toliko je pitak i fluidan. Ipak, dopustite mu da se polako razmota, poput lepeze, te vam tako, kroz svojih sedam priča, otkrije sve svoje slojeve.

Ovaj roman priča o ljubavi(ma), otuđenosti od sebe, od drugih, od korijena (domovine), o književnosti i autorima, o ojađenosti; o smijehu i zaboravu. O zaboravu od kojeg se naizgled strepi i bježi. Međutim, kamo se uopće može pobjeći; u čemu je spas od zaborava?

"Postoje ljudi kojima je suđeno da umru dok kruže, i drugi koji se nakon pada rasprsnu u komadiće. A ti drugi (među koje spadam i ja) stalno u sebi nose tihu čežnju za izgubljenim plesom u kolu, jer smo svi stanovnici svemira, gdje se sve vrti u u krug."

Značajan dio romana temelji se na odnosima među ljudima, a uglavnom se radi o ljubavnim odnosima erotski obojanima; odnosno samo istraživanje identiteta, bilo osobnog ili ponekad onog dijeljenog, usko je povezano sa seksualnošću i doživljajima tijela.

"Jan i Hedvika se nikada nisu razumjeli, a ipak su se uvijek slagali. Svatko od njih je tumačio smisao riječi onog drugog na svoj način, tako da je među njima vladao savršen sklad. Savršena solidarnost zasnovana na nerazumijevanju."

bookishwiles's review against another edition

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3.0

I rounded up to 3 stars. The book is more philosophical than I enjoy which made it pretty boring to me and since I did not agree with the author's views I didn't really get much out of it. I don't mind controversial works, I actually enjoy them, just not this one. I didn't like any of the characters though I think that was a little bit of the point as well. Meh, not for me. 2.5 stars.

lilaklara's review against another edition

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3.0

I was reading this book during a weird few weeks while I was processing a lot of stuff and working things out so I think it simultaneously flew over my head a little and came into my life at the right time because, just like unbearable lightness, laughter & forgetting is so candid and insightful in its exploration of fundamentally, what it is to be human and I feel that I learnt so much. As is to be expected of essay collections/short stories some chapters are stronger than others… Litost was a particular stand out in that it was able to combine this really compelling storytelling with emotion and intelligence i have only really come across in Kundera’s writing. Generally not as engaging or life changing as unbearable lightness but still an important read for me.