Żart by Milan Kundera

Żart

Milan Kundera with Emilia Witwicka

248 pages • first pub 1967 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

All too often, this brilliant novel of thwarted love and revenge miscarried has been read for its political implications. Now though, a quarter century after The Joke was first published, and several years after the collapse of the Soviet-imposed ...

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Moods

reflective 84%
challenging 50%
emotional 42%
dark 40%
funny 28%
sad 25%
tense 14%
informative 9%
mysterious 7%
inspiring 2%
lighthearted 2%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 42%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 17% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 38% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 44% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 63% | Yes: 25% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 5%

Average rating

3.86

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