Kundera writes like a composer writes, full of rhythm and lyricism, ever conscious of the pacing of his language, and how that drives the overall story. His theme, "slowness," is brilliantly buried just below the surface of every part of the story, and it seems to me that the content of the story always feels secondary to his masterful ability to spin language. Kundera draws the reader into the same "slow" rhythm of his story, and the experience of reading this work becomes a delicious meditation.
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