The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Milan Kundera
15 people recommended it in 9 threads, 2009–2022.
What people on Hacker News said
A realistic, unromantic look at the ideals involved in love, sexual and romantic relationships.
It's one of the few works of fiction that changed, a little or a lot, the way I think about love, relationships, loneliness and happiness.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera showed me another perspective of love I had never considered. Gave me insight into vulnerability.
how the “crazy” actions of people in relationships makes sense in the context of their individual history.
At some parts it was like looking in a mirror and not in a good way.
A beautiful story, told with equal parts philosophy, psychology, and humor, and honestly heartbreakingly beautiful.
Opened my mind to not judge and always think about the other side of things
Where it comes up
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