Immortality by Milan Kundera

Immortality

Milan Kundera with Peter Kussi

400 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction literary philosophy challenging funny reflective medium-paced

Description

This breathtaking, reverberating survey of human nature finds Kundera still attempting to work out the meaning of life, without losing his acute sense of humour. It is one of those great unclassifiable masterpieces that appear once every twenty ye...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,028 reviews

Moods

reflective 95%
emotional 40%
challenging 37%
funny 28%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 13%
dark 11%
sad 11%
informative 6%
adventurous 4%
lighthearted 4%
relaxing 4%
hopeful 2%
tense 2%

Pace

medium 62%
slow 33%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 70% | A mix: 25% | N/A: 3%

Strong character development?

Yes: 35% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 25% | N/A: 10%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 48% | No: 27% | Yes: 20% | N/A: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 73% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%

Average rating

4.02

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