320 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060932145
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication date: 07 April 1999
Description
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its hist...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,786 reviews
Moods
dark 33%
funny 31%
emotional 29%
tense 27%
challenging 22%
sad 20%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Adult/minor relationship, Death, MisogynyMinor
Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content
320 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060932145
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Publication date: 07 April 1999
Description
Rich in its stories, characters, and imaginative range, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting is the novel that brought Milan Kundera his first big international success in the late 1970s. Like all his work, it is valuable for far more than its hist...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,786 reviews
Moods
dark 33%
funny 31%
emotional 29%
tense 27%
challenging 22%
sad 20%
mysterious 14%
inspiring 12%
hopeful 10%
lighthearted 10%
informative 6%
relaxing 6%
adventurous 4%
Pace
slow 28%
fast 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 69% | A mix: 22% | N/A: 5% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 14% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 20%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 44% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 13%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 59% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Adult/minor relationship, Death, MisogynyMinor
Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content