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A review by chandranolynne
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
"There is no means of testing which decision is better, because there is no basis for comparison. We live everything as it comes, without warning, like an actor going on cold. And what can life be worth if the first rehearsal for life is life itself? That is why life is always like a sketch. No, "sketch" is not quite a word, because a sketch is an outline of something, the groundwork for a picture, whereas the sketch that is our life is a sketch for nothing, an outline with no picture."
I.... did not enjoy this. In this case, it feels like a me-thing; the writing was good, the insights were great, the characters were intriguing... but I felt like I was waiting for the story to start the whole time. Maybe I just didn't "get" it, or maybe this style simply isn't my thing. The author uses a fictional storyline to philosophize about people and the state of the world, and he definitely has some interesting things to say about all of that, but in the end, I really just wanted a story that I never felt like I got.
I.... did not enjoy this. In this case, it feels like a me-thing; the writing was good, the insights were great, the characters were intriguing... but I felt like I was waiting for the story to start the whole time. Maybe I just didn't "get" it, or maybe this style simply isn't my thing. The author uses a fictional storyline to philosophize about people and the state of the world, and he definitely has some interesting things to say about all of that, but in the end, I really just wanted a story that I never felt like I got.