432 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kundera initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to Kundera, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, rev...
Community Reviews Summary of 480 reviews
Moods
challenging 40%
dark 40%
emotional 33%
funny 26%
tense 20%
adventurous 13%
informative 13%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 6%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny
432 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Kundera initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to Kundera, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, rev...
Community Reviews Summary of 480 reviews
Moods
challenging 40%
dark 40%
emotional 33%
funny 26%
tense 20%
adventurous 13%
informative 13%
inspiring 13%
mysterious 6%
sad 6%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 92% | A mix: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 42% | No: 35% | It's complicated: 21%Loveable characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 92% | It's complicated: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Misogyny