The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Author: Milan Kundera
Rating: ā 5/5
Date Read: 2013/02/19
Pages: 314
Great writers walk a fine line between connecting to their readers by telling them things they already know, and surprising them with ideas that they havenāt thought before. Kundera is a master of making the readers thoughts feel somewhat alien, even as he makes novel thoughts feel like the readerās own.
The ideas in this book make me feel like Kundera has swan-dived into my brain and is now swimming around with my own assumptions about life. Iām sure heāll surface again, gracefully, and when I least expect him to.