Slowness by Milan Kundera, Linda Asher

156 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction classics contemporary reflective slow-paced
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Milan Kundera's lightest novel, a divertimento, an opera buffa, Slowness is also the first of this author's fictional works to have been written in French.Disconcerted and enchanted, the reader follows the narrator of Slowness through a midsummer'...

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Moods

reflective 72%
funny 44%
mysterious 25%
lighthearted 22%
challenging 18%
adventurous 9%
dark 9%
emotional 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
relaxing 5%
tense 5%
sad 3%
hopeful 1%

Pace

fast 43%
medium 29%
slow 26%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 11% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 30% | N/A: 6% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 60% | Yes: 24% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 7%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 7% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.46

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