Czech Authors || Milan Kundera: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

[@tobiasdumbraveanu413]

I'm so fascinated by how Milan manages to merge storytelling with philosophy in a very unique way that is so beautiful, sincere and accessible. Great review. I hope you'll do more.

[@teodelfuego]

This book was my introduction to Kundera. I've since read every book he's written.

[@jimgreenhow4614]

Which other ones did you like best? For me Life Is Elsewhere and Immortality

[@tacktful]

@@jimgreenhow4614 immortality, slowness and the festival of insignificance for me

[@teodelfuego]

@@jimgreenhow4614 It has been decades since I started my Kundera journey and it would be interesting to go back and read them as an older man. I can say with certainty, however, I did not care much for any of his books written after Immortality. They probably suffered from exceedingly high expectations based on all his prior writings. From memory, I think I liked Book of Forgetting, Unbearable, The Joke and Immortality the best. If I had to rank them they may be in the order given. I also really liked Art of the Novel.

[@gloriaricaurte9928]

Personally, I really enjoyed the little chapters thing that you mention. It made the reading so much easier as I usually stop reading in the middle of long chapters. I also loved how it was written ( read the English translation and I am actually a Spanish speaker haha, But it was great). Good book. I just didn't like the image of women that he has, sometimes you can see a bit of sexism, but I understand it was from another time. On the rest of things, I actually agree with you. I enjoyed your viudeo, thank you :)

[@pedrohenriqueconte493]

Great analysis! (Because I agree with almost everything you said 😅😅). I've simply loved this book!! P.s: I'm from Brazil, and the translation to Portuguese was really good! ;)

[@erwinneopiano]

I just finished reading this book, and one of the things I loved about it was that I didn't had to stop to try to understand the hidden meaning of something, the autor it's pretty straight forward about it. So I had more time to think about what it means to me. That same thing it's what sometimes makes it a hard read, because sometimes hits too deep. Anyway, loved the book and good review~

[@sarkasbooks1937]

Erwin López yes exactly, good point! Thank you, always good to hear people enjoying books I enjoyed :)

[@jimgreenhow4614]

Kundera is one of the greatest authors alive but not many people here in America are familiar with him unless they have seen the film adaptation of Unbearable Lightness. The girl doing this review is right...his books really make you think about life, love and man's relation to the state. I feel the same way about Kundera's books as do about Jean Luc Godard's films. They're at times difficult but in the end they are magnificent.

[@veneetrajbagga254]

said with so much heart...love to see the love for books..

[@garyshewan9226]

He has written about the structure of his books in detail. He was a musician as well as an author. He talked about the length of the sentences and chapters producing a tempo, like in music, and he very consciously controlled that tempo. His non fiction books (The Art of the Novel, Testaments Betrayed, an The Curtain) are almost as satisfying as his novels and his play.

[@souljahroch2519]

This is the 1st book that ever made me cry. It changed the way that I looked at literature. There are a lot of great books, but none better than The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

[@charlespereyra6274]

So nice to listening to your review. I just finished it yesterday. Certainly needed to take a break after for some lightness.

[@yassinghareeb5761]

Thanks for sharing.

[@ukaszbadura5670]

Since Kundera just died I got interested in his book and am just reading this book. Thanks for an excellent book review! I did not realize that this book was published in Czech Republic so late.

[@precariat-talks]

Hello! I'm from Pakistan. I've read this novel and simply fallen in love with him. I think there's no coincidences. There are only chances. If you make use of chances, that is everything.

[@jonasandreo5043]

One of the best books I have ever read. I need to read again. This book together with Magic mountain by Thomas Mann kept in my mind even years after reading it. Nice review. Best wishes from Brazil.

[@robertaaraujobraga8285]

Isso é interessante pq minha próxima leitura é a montanha mágica

[@clattona8002]

Thank you for your honest, clear, and insightful reflections on this book. It is the dichotomy you describe, philosophical yet poetic, specific to individual characters yet generalized to many living through the social and political unrest. I’d be interested in seeing more of your reviews. Thanks again.

[@EmpressChloe]

Thank you for the review, it is always nice to be introduced to literature from other countries outside of the English speaking world.

[@sarkasbooks1937]

My pleasure to introduce it, thank you for being interested :)

[@johnfitzpatrick1282]

Utterly charming. Authentic & improvised...so many deep insights. PS selected this novel after visiting Prague, a beautiful city a few years ago. Also the film version was poignant & memorable...

[@shenhui5401]

I like your way of explanation combining your personal understanding, and I like your attracting English accent.

[@baristaencasa.-decafeyotra3148]

amazing book!! nice review...greetings from Mexico

[@ЕкатеринаГолуб-р2ж]

Why have you stopped making videos??

[@crawfordgenealogy8989]

Nietzsche's External Return.

[@aljsghf]

Hello, I wonder if this book is in bilingual edition (czech and english).

[@jainsoumya1]

Loved your review!!!! Totally agree! This book is an amazing read!

[@jitkabatkova4790]

I feel like reading this now, thank you!

[@oliveralfonzobernal4182]

This is my favorite book ever. I've read it every single year since I was 18 (I'm 26 now) and every time I've found something new. Thank you for your review, it was great!

[@louduva9849]

Are you still here? I wish you posted more often!

[@spellboundtarot1264]

Thanks for your review dear. 🙏🏻✨💫

[@alessandropentoli2142]

Infinite jest in the background.. oh yess

[@abooswalehmosafeer173]

"Life and Being" Impromptu unless really promptu is not prompt to understanding by others.

[@karthic1765]

Hey I was thinking about buying this book and now I'm definitely gonna buy it after watching your video

[@sarkasbooks1937]

Great! I'm happy to hear that :) let me know how you liked it

[@karthic1765]

@@sarkasbooks1937 I will definitely!

[@karthic1765]

@@sarkasbooks1937 it's been months since I left that comment and I finally got around reading it. I gotta say, the book was one of the most beautiful things I've ever read !

[@shiv26196]

Hey Sârka, You should be doing more of these book recommendations. Thanks, Cheers and Much Love.

[@suzanaperik310]

Rest in Peace Mr. Kundera

[@kennethcarvalho3684]

Am a bit confused...but thanks for the review and looking forward to reading this book

[@yogeshs6505]

Can you recommend me some good spiritual books ?

[@Blackpool37792]

Hello. Just a quick question: is "Kùndera" the correct pronunciation of the author's last name? Thank you.

[@sarkasbooks1937]

Hello, the u in Kundera is short, like all the other vowels

[@BiblioAtlas]

I didn't know he was Czech! It was on my TBR for years, but I'd long forgotten why I added it. Your chat about it makes it sound amazing. I love how words can have different meanings for people or even just on the context at that moment. Language & philosophy are endlessly fascinating to me. Those are really short chapters! Could you read only one chapter then write in a journal to muse on what it means? Usually I read 50 pages at a time. Depending on the book, if it has short chapters like yours, I'll stop at the end of a chapter. If it has long ones, I'll just stop at the top of a page close to 50 where it won't interrupt the story too much. Great book chat! I must read this asahp. (As soon as humanly possible). Have a lovely evening! 😸

[@sarkasbooks1937]

Hello, thank you for your kind comments, it makes me so happy knowing my videos might atually arouse interest in the books :)

[@mauricionavia2681]

@@sarkasbooks1937 do you remember what he says on kitsch? What do u think about it?

[@sandrasupportsyou]

Please read this book again ... every 5 years ... observe how the characters change in your mind and how the theme is not revolving around love ... as you grow and deepen so will your observations about this profound piece of literature that asks us to look how we create meaning ...

[@zacharryklugman3151]

Best structure.

[@romanowskiart]

Awesome vid. Well done....

[@sarkasbooks1937]

thank you :)

[@sahelnana]

I like to see what a woman think about this book, in the middle of your talk. I didn’t get your thought yet. too general, got nothing of yours yet

[@imrujhossain6338]

You are talking as a way that you are here for selling the book,,,you should no exaggerate about the book...Except the summary of the book, anyway thank you,,,Hope it will be better in your new video