The Unbearable Lightness of Being, (Hardcover)

from mattviews

Milan Kundera's The Unbearable Lightness of Being explores the significance of existence and life responsibility (burdens and obligations) through characters' carefree attitude toward sex. However graphically and saliently Kundera writes about sex, the book is far from salacious and offensive. A ...

from kaminariman

From the outset, this novel breaks from traditional narrative, interspersing bits of the author's philosophies and observations into the lives of his characters throughout the story, making this one of the most original reading experiences I have had. Characters and author alike ponder and explor...

from kaminariman

From the outset, this novel breaks from traditional narrative, interspersing bits of the author's philosophies and observations into the lives of his characters throughout the story, making this one of the most original reading experiences I have had. Characters and author alike ponder and explor...

from LynnB

Incredibly interesting to read. This book tells the story of Tomas and Tereza, Tomas's lover, Sabina and her lover Franz. It also tells the story of political repression. It opens with a discussion of Nietzche's theories (I almost gave up after a few pages); tells a beautifully written story of l...

from LisaMaria_C

The story begins with philosophical musings on the theme from which the book takes its title: we have only one life, so we leave no impact, no weight. This is the "unbearable lightness of being"--life is meaningless and how we act has no consequences. But there are other ways in the novel that "l...