I meant to mention it (and forgot) but I kind of took your post as a recommended reading list too. I haven't read any Philip Roth but our tastes are so similar, you made me think about seeing whether he's available for Kindle.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a fantastic book. I won't ruin it for you by mentioning anything much about it but it had a big impact on me. Kundera is a very good writer.
The Trial had such an impact on me, it changed my mental state (sadly for the worse but I got over it). No book has ever had that power over me before. Kafka is an astonishing writer. Oh, and yes, I did mean Cormac McCarthy's book (haven't seen the film, although I may do).
I haven't read any Hrabal despite yours being the third recommendation (someone told me to read Letters to Dubenka, and I'd need to go and search to remember the other recommendation). I'm looking for new books at the moment so I think I'll finally get to read Hrabal.
Sadly haven't read America (I veered away from Kafka after he affected me so much). I've only read The Trial, Metamorphosis and the short stories which are usually in the same volume as Metamorphosis.
Thanks for the recommendations, though. I have a feeling I'll like them. I think you'll enjoy The Unbearable Lightness of Being too. Until I started thinking about it just now, I hadn't realised that this book comes out in some of my answers on IIN. It helped formed my opinions.
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I meant to mention it (and forgot) but I kind of took your post as a recommended reading list too. I haven't read any Philip Roth but our tastes are so similar, you made me think about seeing whether he's available for Kindle.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a fantastic book. I won't ruin it for you by mentioning anything much about it but it had a big impact on me. Kundera is a very good writer.
The Trial had such an impact on me, it changed my mental state (sadly for the worse but I got over it). No book has ever had that power over me before. Kafka is an astonishing writer. Oh, and yes, I did mean Cormac McCarthy's book (haven't seen the film, although I may do).
I haven't read any Hrabal despite yours being the third recommendation (someone told me to read Letters to Dubenka, and I'd need to go and search to remember the other recommendation). I'm looking for new books at the moment so I think I'll finally get to read Hrabal.
Sadly haven't read America (I veered away from Kafka after he affected me so much). I've only read The Trial, Metamorphosis and the short stories which are usually in the same volume as Metamorphosis.
Thanks for the recommendations, though. I have a feeling I'll like them. I think you'll enjoy The Unbearable Lightness of Being too. Until I started thinking about it just now, I hadn't realised that this book comes out in some of my answers on IIN. It helped formed my opinions.