The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

This book was really enlightening and I felt captivated the entire time reading it. I loved how realistic the story was, and the setting of the book was like nothing I've ever read before. The way politics were weaved into the book was really interesting and it was so smoothly done- I didn't realize until I would finish reading an entire paragraph about Russia that it was historic. The love story of Tomas and his mistresses Tereza and Sabina was really intense and I loved how the author used his diction to create the perfect mood. There were really intense scenes, when the two mistresses would be together, not knowing they were both involved with the same man. Sabrina, being an artist asks Tereza to do a nude drawing of each other. Tereza's upbringing was particularly weird-her mother was extremely open to nudity-which is why I was shocked when Tereza agreed to do the painting. The event was so odd, but at the same time shows how different people are in other countries. There life styles are polar opposites from the US. This book was so enjoyable and definetly want to read another book of Milan Kundera.