The Unbearable Lightness of Being
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- Author：Milan Kundera
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Summary
A story of irreconcilable love and infidelities in which Kundera addresses himself to the nature of 20th-century being， offering a wide range of brilliant and amusing philosophical speculations。 Encompasses the extremes of comedy and tragedy and was at once hailed by critics as a contemporary classic。
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Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here。
Reviews
Inés Chinchilla
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Me gustaría leer este libro en bucle durante toda mi vida。
Loni
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How do I even review this book？？ What even happened？This was such a new style of writing that it took some time to get accustomed to。 The way the author gave life to these characters made them act out and then explained to us the meaning of every little thing they did on all the possible perspectives was so astonishing。 Every part of the book had such a big connection that I didn't get right until the end。 And the way the author gave away the ending in the middle of the book and played around it How do I even review this book？？ What even happened？This was such a new style of writing that it took some time to get accustomed to。 The way the author gave life to these characters made them act out and then explained to us the meaning of every little thing they did on all the possible perspectives was so astonishing。 Every part of the book had such a big connection that I didn't get right until the end。 And the way the author gave away the ending in the middle of the book and played around it for the remainder just shocked me every time。 The book end was such a marvelous way to close off such an amazing journey without the shock of the "ending"。 Also it is interesting how the author left nothing to the imagination， he explained the characters， showed us life's biggest questions through them， gave us the reasoning why lightness was the positive， and closed off each of the characters lives。 It gave perfect closure to everything however painful that was。 To Karenin my love， he was the glue that kept everything together and played such an important role throughout the book and finally rested smiling。Definitely finished this book with a new view on life， on people， relationships， feelings， mind， body & soul 。。。more
Dorothea Caposito
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what an interesting， lovely read。 kundera and his style is incredibly unique— my favorite character in the story was the narrator， which has never happened to me before this book is commentary and a philosophical textbook。 the characters are idols kundera used to push his philosophical narrative while also provoking deep thinking。 life， death， politics， relationships， sex， and （if you can believe it）， much more are examined throughout and there for you to turn over in your mindi’ll admit up unti what an interesting， lovely read。 kundera and his style is incredibly unique— my favorite character in the story was the narrator， which has never happened to me before this book is commentary and a philosophical textbook。 the characters are idols kundera used to push his philosophical narrative while also provoking deep thinking。 life， death， politics， relationships， sex， and （if you can believe it）， much more are examined throughout and there for you to turn over in your mindi’ll admit up until about 1/3 in， i wasn’t sure i was going to come out the other side satisfied， but once you start to connect points and get a full grasp on kunderas methods and ideas， i found it was really gripping。 as you can see， had me annotating every other page due to its thoughtfulness。 kundera has mastered his craft with this， and his craft is his owni feel like i could study this book and write a thesis paper on it。 if you want a consumable， light read with a linear plot， this probably won’t be for you 。。。more
Nina Bukilic
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Ovo je knjiga koju kada pročitaš， poželiš opet da pročitaš。。。
weronika
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mistrzostwo
Hoa Mac Tri
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4。5， cuốn sách cứu vớt mình khỏi reading slump （tuy đọc nửa sau cũng hơi hơi oải - nhưng không có nghĩa là không hay nháaaa）。 hay dã man trời đất quỷ thần， ai mà ngờ được từ chuyện ngoại tình mà viết được nhiều điều hay như thế:））））
Blossom33
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3。75☆
Amber Lea
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More like the Unbearable Intellectualization of Having a Boner， amiright？I haaaaaated this。So much of this book is about sex and how we're selfish jerks who are incapable of real love， which I don't entirely object to， it just feels so。。。bleh。 And not bleh in a brilliant way like Stoner by John Williams。 And then there's the backdrop of politics which doesn't make this shit deep。I'm mildly amused by the fact that there's so much biblical Adam and Eve rambling AND an uncomfortable amount of butt More like the Unbearable Intellectualization of Having a Boner， amiright？I haaaaaated this。So much of this book is about sex and how we're selfish jerks who are incapable of real love， which I don't entirely object to， it just feels so。。。bleh。 And not bleh in a brilliant way like Stoner by John Williams。 And then there's the backdrop of politics which doesn't make this shit deep。I'm mildly amused by the fact that there's so much biblical Adam and Eve rambling AND an uncomfortable amount of butt stuff。 Speaking of butt stuff， this book is Freudian af and it's painful。But there were things I liked about it。 Like how it would revisit the same moment over and over again from different angles。 And there were a few passages that had nothing to do with sex or love （or philosophy） that were genuinely good。 Sometimes watching characters stupidly talk themselves into or out of things was good。 But mostly this felt like watching a philosophy major masturbate in his dorm room。It's one of those books that feels like it's good to have read so if someone ever tells me it's their favorite book I can be like， "What did you like about it？" and see if I should run away。 。。。more
Claire
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Possibly one of the best novels ever
brachotrapez
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4，75
Mohammad Soheily
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عالی
josia
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（3，5）ta książka czekała na mnie aż cztery lata i po tych czterech latach jestem w stanie powiedzieć tylko: huh。 była naprawdę w porządku， te wszystkie ładne zdania - nie są tylko ładnymi zdaniami， a rzeczywiście mają odbicie w książce i sposobie narracji。 ale krótko mówiąc - nie zaiskrzyło między nami
Amin Khanbazian
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Reading the book， I was reminded of this piece by Robert frost about the significance of choices as we go through life。 "Two roads diverged in a wood， and I—I took the one less traveled by，And that has made all the difference" Reading the book， I was reminded of this piece by Robert frost about the significance of choices as we go through life。 "Two roads diverged in a wood， and I—I took the one less traveled by，And that has made all the difference" 。。。more
marina cavalcanti
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3。5
Emma
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I didn't hate it。 I didn't like it though。 It felt like it was trying too hard to achieve something profound， but it didn't make it。 I didn't hate it。 I didn't like it though。 It felt like it was trying too hard to achieve something profound， but it didn't make it。 。。。more
ryleigh :）
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this book took me a while because it was so layered。 just when i thought i knew what it was trying to tell me， another piece of the onion was pulled back and the world shifted again。 it was lovely and i’m excited to reread it when i’m older
Hania
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4，5
Sophia Jaffe
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this read like a philosophy book。 i think milan kundera is too smart。 this reminded me of the stranger but i hated the stranger and i enjoyed this。 sabina seems like the best character to me and i really did not understand how tomas possibly could have loved tereza when he acted the way he did。 i liked the book but for some reason i feel very compelled to give it 3 stars
Olga Yolgina
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It was definitely different from the books I've been reading these past few months。A kaleidoscope of people， stories， fates， all in the backdrop of Soviet invasion in Czech Republic。 Some thigs sound eerily familiar these days。 Not in a good way。 It was definitely different from the books I've been reading these past few months。A kaleidoscope of people， stories， fates， all in the backdrop of Soviet invasion in Czech Republic。 Some thigs sound eerily familiar these days。 Not in a good way。 。。。more
Paul
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Vittima di un pregiudizievole pensiero ritenevo che il libro fosse un romanzo adolescenziale privo di brillantezza e scevro di contenuto。 Felice di aver superato questa azzardata convinzione e di aver assaporato un testo che intercala riflessioni di spessore sul rapporto dell'uomo verso l'altro （ non solo corporeo ma anche ideale） e se stesso su una trama altrimenti banale， intessuto con una prosa secca e precisa che sfocia in rivoli particolarmente gradevoli。 Conviene essere informati sulla Pra Vittima di un pregiudizievole pensiero ritenevo che il libro fosse un romanzo adolescenziale privo di brillantezza e scevro di contenuto。 Felice di aver superato questa azzardata convinzione e di aver assaporato un testo che intercala riflessioni di spessore sul rapporto dell'uomo verso l'altro （ non solo corporeo ma anche ideale） e se stesso su una trama altrimenti banale， intessuto con una prosa secca e precisa che sfocia in rivoli particolarmente gradevoli。 Conviene essere informati sulla Praga post seconda guerra mondiale per goderne appieno e forse un background solo approssimativo （ come il mio） ne inficia la lettura， ma tralasciando qualche difficoltà si riesce comunque ad apprezzare il valore del tomo 。。。more
Nathaniel
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Hello all，I rarely， if ever， leave reviews here but I decided that I’d give this book a crack three years after I was supposed to actually read it for a class。 DNF at page 204。 What starts as a light read - and remains that way， really - becomes a study in pointlessness and banality。 You could say the simplicity became unbearable。
Magdalena Gawlik
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4。5
Martina Di Bari
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Uno dei romanzi più belli che io abbia mai letto。 Racconta della storia di quattro persone Tomas， la sua compagna Tereza， una sua amante Sabina e Franz un amante di quest’ultima。 Scritto in maniera scorrevole e chiara。 Anche a metà racconto ti dice già che moriranno in qualche modo。Tomas e Tereza schiacciati da un camion; Franz ucciso da un colpo alla testa。 Molto commovente il momento della morta di Karenin🐶。 Parallela alla storia， molte volte c’erano delle riflessioni sulla guerra o rispettive Uno dei romanzi più belli che io abbia mai letto。 Racconta della storia di quattro persone Tomas， la sua compagna Tereza， una sua amante Sabina e Franz un amante di quest’ultima。 Scritto in maniera scorrevole e chiara。 Anche a metà racconto ti dice già che moriranno in qualche modo。Tomas e Tereza schiacciati da un camion; Franz ucciso da un colpo alla testa。 Molto commovente il momento della morta di Karenin🐶。 Parallela alla storia， molte volte c’erano delle riflessioni sulla guerra o rispettive al carattere o alle azioni dei vari personaggi。 Ho trovato la cosa molto interessante。 Libro assolutamente consigliato。 。。。more
Elnaz L
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I really enjoyed reading this book。 It embarked me simply to see the philosophy of life from the eyes of each main character through the story line。 And at the end， it was me to conclude: Nothing is predictable， et c’est pourquoi la vie est belle！
Tuba
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"Eğer itilmişlik ve ayrıcalık aynı kapıya çıkıyorsa， eğer yüce ile değersiz arasında bir fark yoksa， eğer Tanrı'nın Oğlu bok yüzünden yargılanıyorsa， insan varoluş boyutlarını kaybeder ve dayanılmaz ölçüde hafifler。" Bu kitabı okumadan önce ne beklediğimi bilmiyorum ama beklentilerimi aşan bir kitap olduğunu söyleyebilirim。 Bir süredir okuduğum en doyurucu kitaplardan biriydi。 Katman katman inşa edilmiş ve insanın varoluş kavramına farklı bir bakış açısı geliştirmiş。 Asıl varoluşu bir yük değil "Eğer itilmişlik ve ayrıcalık aynı kapıya çıkıyorsa， eğer yüce ile değersiz arasında bir fark yoksa， eğer Tanrı'nın Oğlu bok yüzünden yargılanıyorsa， insan varoluş boyutlarını kaybeder ve dayanılmaz ölçüde hafifler。" Bu kitabı okumadan önce ne beklediğimi bilmiyorum ama beklentilerimi aşan bir kitap olduğunu söyleyebilirim。 Bir süredir okuduğum en doyurucu kitaplardan biriydi。 Katman katman inşa edilmiş ve insanın varoluş kavramına farklı bir bakış açısı geliştirmiş。 Asıl varoluşu bir yük değil hafiflik olarak tanımlamış。İlk başta bu hafifliğin anlamını çözememiştim ama okumaya devam ettikçe taşlar yerine oturmaya başladı。 "Einmal ist keinmal，" diyerek bu hayata ciddi bir gözle bakmamızı engelliyor aslında。 "Yaşanacak bir tek hayatımız varsa eğer， onu hiç yaşamamış da olabiliriz， fark etmez，" diyor。 Tabii bunun ne kadar doğru olduğu tartışılır。Anladığım kadarıyla yorumlamam gerekirse burada zamanın kendini yinelememesi， aksine düz bir çizgi şeklinde ilerlediği vurgulanıyor。 Bir kere olan şey bir daha olmaz。 Aynı nehirde iki defa yıkanılmaz。 Var olmanın "hafifliği" işte burada yatıyor。 Geçmiş bir toz olup havaya karışıyor bir daha yinelenmeden。 Karakterlere gelirsek， yazarın da dediği gibi bütün karakterler tek bir kişinin farklı tarafları gibi hissettirdi。 Tomas， Tereza， Sabina， Franz， Karenin ve diğerleri。。。 Hatta Karenin bence bizim özümüzü temsil ediyordu。 Bütün bu ikiliklerin hiçbirine sahip olmayan Cennet'teki hâlimiz。 Yazarın "Cennet'e duyulan özlem insanın insan olmamaya duyduğu özlemdir，" derken ne demek istediğini bu şekilde anladım。Felsefesine katılmasam da büyük bir ilgiyle okuduğum bir kitap oldu。 En sevdiklerim arasında yerini kolayca aldı。 。。。more
Teresa Aith
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Such beautiful writing！ And I loved the dialogues， although the male characters are so annoying I almost rage quit the book。 I would read it again tho！
bookssholic ⭐
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O mój boże， piękna jest ta książka。 Jedna z moich ulubionych。 Polecam serdecznie。
nadia
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[3。5]Mam bardzo mieszane uczucia co do tej książki。 Na samym początku byłam zachwycona， piękny język i treść która bardzo do mnie przemawiała， ale im dalej， tym większy problem miałam z jej czytaniem。 Myślę， że finalnie była po prostu przeintelektualizowana i chaotyczna。 Jakby autor sam do końca nie wiedział co chce przekazać， gubiąc swoje główne przemyślenia w „fabule”。 （Która swoją drogą po czasie zaczęła mnie doprowadzać do kurwicy。） Ciągłe usprawiedliwianie zdrady filozoficznymi， poetyckimi [3。5]Mam bardzo mieszane uczucia co do tej książki。 Na samym początku byłam zachwycona， piękny język i treść która bardzo do mnie przemawiała， ale im dalej， tym większy problem miałam z jej czytaniem。 Myślę， że finalnie była po prostu przeintelektualizowana i chaotyczna。 Jakby autor sam do końca nie wiedział co chce przekazać， gubiąc swoje główne przemyślenia w „fabule”。 （Która swoją drogą po czasie zaczęła mnie doprowadzać do kurwicy。） Ciągłe usprawiedliwianie zdrady filozoficznymi， poetyckimi odniesieniami AND FOR WHAT。 Zupełnie nie przemawiał do mnie sposób myślenia głównych bohaterów， ich wybory i ekstremalna powtarzalność scen。 Fajne podłoże historyczne， da się trochę poduczyć o przeszłości Czech， także to zdecydowanie na plus。 Podsumowując， można powiedzieć， że podobało mi się wszystko oprócz głównego wątku。 Nie mniej， Kundera sam w sobie bardzo przypadł mi do gustu， chociaż osobiście chyba wolałabym przeczytać jego rozważania w formie np。 eseju。 。。。more
Svvvvvn
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Hard to digest。 Very scary。 An intellectual masturbating to intellectualism （it's good when he knows he's doing it， the other times it sounds pretentious） Hard to digest。 Very scary。 An intellectual masturbating to intellectualism （it's good when he knows he's doing it， the other times it sounds pretentious） 。。。more
Marialetizia
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