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- Publisher: Rupa (1997)
- ASIN: B003DXVQ86
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Kundera-esque? Kunderaian? Let's go with Kunderan, shall we?,
By Zafiro Blue (St. Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Immortality (Paperback)
First of all - don't read this if you haven't read either "The Book of Laughter and Forgetting" or "The Unbearable Lightness of Being." "Immortality" is more difficult than both of them and should therefore be read later; but not only that, the allusions to some of Kundera's earlier ideas (the border, the unbearable lightness of being) will missed if you read this first.Second - how much you put into will be how much you get. Don't read this as a novel; read it as a treasure buried under 350 pages of prose - you'll find many nuggets, but it will take work to grasp them and they won't combine to form a fully-formed unified gold bar. Third - it's not really about immortality. It's about life, existence, and so on - the essential human themes. Fourth - it suffers from Kundera's fatal flaw, his refusal to use the literary technique of a book's climax to make the sharpest point. The effect on the reader (and the point of literature, in my opinion, is to make the largest possible effect on the reader) would be much greater if the ending of part five ended the actual novel. I have nothing against Kundera briefly giving away the end in the middle of the novel, which he does in "Being" as well. It's a technique that he uses very well. But how much more so if the characters' ending came at the *book's* ending! Finally - I'm not sure which rating to give to "Immortality." I first put 4 stars, as it has serious flaws (namely, it doesn't truly form exactly one work and the experimentalism does not always work - put at the climax where it belongs!). But I'd be kidding myself if 20% percent of the books I read are better than "Immortality," I think. I'll end up giving it five, but with caution. It desereves four and a half. I think I hold Kundera to a higher standard - he has such talent; he could use it better.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterful storytelling and profundity at the same time,
By A Customer
This review is from: Immortality (Paperback)
First introduced to Milan Kundera many years ago when seeing the film "The Unberable Lightness of Being," I was struck by the author's powers of perception. Of course I wanted to know if this was something the movie director had done, or if it was the doing of a brilliant author. I found the latter. Still, wondering if this powerful perception had been just a fluke, I travelled on to Kundera's other books. None disappointed. "Immortality" is for me, one of the authors best efforts, right up there with "The Unbearable." I've only ever come across one other author that so connects with his audience the way Kundera does, and that is Jackson McCrae, particularly in his novel, The Bark of the Dogwood. Other than that, Kundera stands alone. "Immortality" is a remarkable read, full of insight and warmth, perhaps not with the same "drive" as "Unbearable Lightness" but with all the craftsmanship and heart. I highly recommend this wonderful tale.
5.0 out of 5 stars
just plain good.,
By Kimberly (California, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Immortality (Paperback)
im sixteen yrs old, and though i know many adults who read this book and disliked it greatly, I found it very interesting. Most people would consider me a person who isn't fond of reading many books, but this one I particularly liked. It touches many ideas that gets you thinking. It most definetley gives you different perspectives at things. Probably my favorite book!
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