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I'm struggling to source this. There is only 1 public library copy in the entire Western Cape. I may only get it in 2 months time.
And it doesn't seem to be available on Kindle!
Yup and I've had ongoing trouble importing books via Amazon.
Lisa wrote: "I'm struggling to source this. There is only 1 public library copy in the entire Western Cape. I may only get it in 2 months time."That's a shame. I read this a couple of years ago. It's definitely worth reading.
I'll hang in there, should get it eventually.
What did you like about it Buck?
Lisa wrote: "What did you like about it Buck?"You know, I don't remember it well - just impressions. It's off-beat. I remember liking it at the time, and thinking maybe this would be worth rereading, though I'm not much of a rereader.
Buck wrote: "Lisa wrote: "What did you like about it Buck?"...though I'm not much of a rereader."
I have a bookshelf full of books I honestly thought I would reread at the time! Sometimes it happens but often I end up passing them on (after many years) to people I think will enjoy them as a first time read. I still have those that I have held onto... this sounds like a classic that I will notate thereby forcing myself to keep it.
Kundera is one of my favorites and this book is a classic. There is a narrative plot, but it takes a backseat to the lyric philosophical ramblings and sexual politics of his characters. Its just so beautifully written. I've also read a few others of his, namely Immortality. He writes a lot about the power dynamics and psychology of sexual relationships all within the backdrop of Soviet-controlled Czechoslovakia. The political oppression only heightens the sexual rebellion. If you like heavy books that make you ponder the very nature of existence, love, meaning, you will devour it.
