March / Kundera Book: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

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Originally Posted by Taliesin

Can you imagine God taking a ****?
If you can, can you understand that to many people this kind of image would be sacrilegious although they might consider God similar to man in looks?
It introduces the theme of kitsch - how people block out things that are logically there but are emotionally acceptable.

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That's the part that bugs me, the premise that many people would find that image sacrilegious.

I finished the book. I think my favorite character was Franz. I think Tomas and Sabina ran away when things started getting tough.

IM halfway through words misunderstood, got tosay thopugh the charcters are all annoying I like the writing style.
ut I guess the most annoying is at the moment frantz. I mean seriously what kind of proper grownun up romatisicies occupation? He must be a twit. :nod:
Further questions, is BOheimia a place as well as a state of being/class??
Also when was prostituion legalised in Amsterdam? Or did prostitues always sit in windows?? :S:S.
But somthing in there lead me to reflect on the purpose of reading and what makes a great book....but Im not hiijaking the thread with my philisophisiciiing :D

Nearly finished now and still really enjoying it, I even went out and bought a copy its a bit slow going though cant read more than a part a day or my brain fries.
As soon as I finish I think Im going to reread it though Im having trouble trying to sort out a time line I mean one minute they are dead next they are still in prague. There wwas somthing though I think it was at the end of Words misunderrstod although it could have later that reminded me of TS Eliots Preludes.

Finally finished it, I enjoyed it butI havent voted great that is recommend it because I dont think I would recommend it , it being a bit of an aquired taste I think.