This book review was written by Eugene Kernes
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Collection = The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera
Book Club Event = Book List (11/08/2025)
Intriguing Connections = 1) Get To Know The Peoples Of The World (Czechoslovakia),
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Is This An Overview?
Tamina is frustrated at the café. No longer does Tamina have the patience to
listen to customers. One day, Tamina
disappeared. Left the café, without
notice. Not even the police found
Tamina. Tamina was taken, voluntarily,
to an island. An island filled with
children. Although hesitant to
participate in the children’s games, eventually participated to gain their
friendship. But friendship is tenuous,
as moments of joy oscillated with hostility.
The children are innocent as they are not burdened with memory. What happens to Tamina at the island filled children?
Questions to Consider while Reading the Book
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Who is Tamina?
•How did Tamina change?
•Where did Tamina go?
•Who are the Squirrels?
•How did Tamina interact with the children?
•What happened when Tamina helped the children with the games?
•What is the outcome of memory on a person?
Book Details
Translator: Aaron Asher
Original Language: French
Translated Into: English
Publisher: Perennial Classics [HarperCollins Publishers]
Edition ISBN: 9780063290693
Pages to read: 28
Publication: 2023
1st Edition: 1978
Format: eBook
Ratings out of 5:
Readability 5
Content 2
Overall 2
