March / Kundera Book: The Unbearable Lightness of Being

[B-Mental]

Do you think its true, there are Nightime books and Day books? I do.

I know I live a different lifestyle than most, but I disagree about the whole concept of it. In fact, I thought that Kundera put the comments in to show that Franz's wife was trying to dominate the conversation...no matter how someone replied they would be wrong...according to her. He then went over to Franz's daughter and she was shallow in her conversation, and he even said that she was just like her mother.

Personally I can read at anytime of the day or night, in just about any location or position. The one thing I would call DAYTIME reading, technical manuals.

[Anthony Furze]

Still struggling with "Words Misunderstood" which I ve had to reread several times. This writer has so many angles-more angles to shoot from than a poolplayer...

[papayahed]

In a loose manner I have nightime and daytime books (much like the french fry classification). But that only comes from the realization that more often then not I will have dreams about the books I'm reading which is only good if I'm reading about cotton candy, puppies, and rainbows.

Actually, I can't remember if it was the same night or not but I just read the part about tereza going up the hill and my last dream was that someone was trying to kill me. (Just because I'm paranoid doesn't make it untrue)


Speaking of Tereza, that chick is really starting to bug me for a while there I thought she had a little spunk - but not really. (Tomas sending her up the hill - that was a dream right?)

And Sabina, I kinda like her but betrayal for the sake of betrayal seems pointless.

[B-Mental]

I think the hill part was a dream, but the dreams pop in like real life. I just finished, and I can say that I didn't know how he would end it. I loved it. Definitely going in my referral list.

[papayahed]

Basically this book is about defecation?


Why are god and **** incompatable?

[Idril]

Basically this book is about defecation?


Why are god and **** incompatable?

I just conveniently ignored that stuff because it didn't make a lot of sense and it didn't impact the plot so I decided it was ok to completely disregard it.

[Asa Adams]

I just conveniently ignored that stuff because it didn't make a lot of sense and it didn't impact the plot so I decided it was ok to completely disregard it.

Good idea, Idril!

[Nightshade]

HUmm found it, and read the first part ( will someone rember to remind me that the university library also carrys modern 'literature' I keep forgetting to look there.)

Well first impression was a sort of hummmm intresting then somthing, some turn of phrase maybe me think of Jay, I wonder if that is just coinsdence or what....

I like the idea of etamolgical wieght to a word...so over all not liking the charchter or the plot so much, not my cup of tea exactly but the writing style, the turns of phrase the odd ideas he uses to cobble things together is like abox of choclates....well make that a box of choclates that onl contains variation of my favouirte types

[Taliesin]

Basically this book is about defecation?


Why are god and **** incompatable?

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.

We have encountered a similar thing in some Tolkien-fans we know (we know a lot of them so there are bound to be some like these) to whom it is hard to imagine elves defecating so they have invented theories that exclude **** from the life of elves which is absolutely stupid in our opinion.

[optimisticnad]

My quote has finally paid off!

[papayahed]

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.

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

[papayahed]

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

[Nightshade]

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.
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

[Nightshade]

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.

[Nightshade]

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.