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I've been trying to finish this book for four years. I'm giving up on it. Sorry! ...more
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Kent Winward
Oct 05, 2012 rated it it was amazing
Kundera's novels appeal to my aesthetics in ways that few authors can accomplish. Part 6 is worth the entire book, just to show what some structural changes can do to add depth and breadth to a story. Also, on how utterly incapable we are of truly knowing other people. It is refreshing to be told a story in a way that is unique and not formulaic.

The Rimbaud and Lermontov counterpoint to Jaromil resonates like great poetic images.

Jaromil is Kundera's lyrical soul incarnate, incorporating all of ...more
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