Member Reviews

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “This is the first Kundera work I've ever read but I am in awe at how fluidly & accurately he can put into words basic human thoughts & emotions. Here, he drives home the point that things may turn out differently that what you hope or expect, that revenge may not necessarily be sweet, rather it may even dig you a hole deeper than what was already started.
  
  Great quote:
  "Life is beautiful, we can never celebrate it enough."”

  Vee wrote this review Monday, July 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “همه چیز با یه شوخی شروع میشه. آدمی که افکار سیاسی خاص داره یه کارت پستال برای دوستی می فرسته که به شوخی توش تمام عقایدش رو به مسخره گرفته. با همین کارت پستال زندگی مرد از این رو به اون رو میشه... ”

  reihan s wrote this review Thursday, July 17 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 3 stars

  “I was fairly disappointed with THE JOKE, Milan Kundera's first novel. The first half was well written and icluded some great philosophical quotes. The problem came with the finally third which jumped nonsensically from narrator to narrator. I was confused, but was too bored to backtrack and see what's going on. In summary: First half good 4 stars, last half bad 2 stars. 3 stars over all.”

  Jason R wrote this review Monday, July 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I've been having trouble reading novels lately because I just haven't been able to get into the plots. But this one has grabbed me from the first page.”

  Jennifer J wrote this review Saturday, June 28 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “this is some seriously good reading. the absurdity of the era is in every chapter, characters are like real, the storyline is perfect. for me it's one of the best Kundera's works, although I would actually reread most of them over and over again”

  Karin G wrote this review Friday, May 16 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “couldn't finish it because the dog chewed the last 50 or so pages. a very good read otherwise.”

  Sonia V wrote this review Friday, May 16 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “Kundera probes love, life, and relationships in a way that constantly leaves me awestruck. He explores the way sex can mean vastly different things to the participants as well as probing the challenges of leading a life defined by perceptions of injustice.”

  Morgan wrote this review Monday, April 21 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 4 stars

  “One of Kundera's earlier novels. Funny and very strange. I love the simplicity of the language, but complexity of the meaning. Again, if you don't like to think, don't read this book. ”

  Jennifer Gordon @ MHS wrote this review Sunday, March 2 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “its great”

  hojat m wrote this review Wednesday, February 27 2008. ( reply | permalink )