Alessandra is reading…

Identity by Milan Kundera

The quantity of boredom, if boredom is measurable, is much greater today than it once was.

This book was an especially quick read and kind of interesting for me. There were times where I believed I had spaced out while reading and missed something because Kundera randomly changes what’s happening.  But it just so happens that that is the premise of the book – 

The miscommunications within the relationship was basically the only facet that I understood. I knew there was a lot more depth to the story, but it wasn’t there for me. 

The writing style wasn’t entirely my taste and Identity wasn’t for me. I am up for trying another book by Milan Kundera because sometimes a book by a certain author doesn’t interest you as much but another may. For instance, I loved Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami – that was one of my favorite reads of last year. And then I saw Norwegian Wood by Murakami all over bookstagram, decided to give it a try, and hated it. So basically, who knows. 

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I am also going to share the notes that I took right after I read in my phone because they’re hilarious and I think the world should see them.

• What even was that
• My basic take on finishing(texted to j, possibly in an imposter syndrome flip out): It like switched between two ppl who are in a relationship . And the woman starts getting letters that someone’s like saying they’re watching her. Then she gets paranoid it’s her bf. And then he knows about the letters but didn’t write them and never actually found them. And then it ends with them like both having the same hallucination . And then the last page is like the two saying a couple random things that tie up 3 metaphors used throughout the book.

Since they’re hopeless, the beggar’s desires have one feature that’s beyond price: they are free and sincere.

Read on and think on.