Advantages: Some great insights, very beautiful prose at times. Disadvantages: Disappointing in comparison to his other books
aesthetics, literature and musicology). ?Ignorance? constitutes the topic of this review. Having read a number of his great works, I had high hopes for this latest tome, but as I go on to show, these were not completely met.
In any case, I have experienced what can only be described as gobsmacked awe at some of Kundera?s more brilliant moments; and there were a number such moments peppered throughout ?Ignorance?. The reader will appreciate, then, why I have been so apprehensive about writing this review. I barely understand some of Kundera?s more difficult points, let alone possess the capacity to critique them. But the challenge has also made the whole process seductive ? if I can bring just one person a fraction of the enjoyment this writer has brought me over the years, or better, persuade someone to pick up one of his books, then this review ...
Advantages: A complex, meaty brew Disadvantages: A little unbalanced
One thing I like about this time of year is that I can do a bit of Christmas shopping. (wait a minute, shopping? I can't believe I just wrote that.) This invariably means an outing to Edinburgh city-centre which gives me the opportunity to take a wander down to the foot of Dundas Street where a rather dusty, yet well-stocked specialist beer shop resides.
After pressing my nose to the window for a while, and occasionally wiping the smear of drool someone has thoughtlessly deposited thereon, I step inside the Aladdin's cave of exotic beers.
"Bastard!"
"Sorry?"
"Over there, just to your left. It's ARROGANT BASTARD ALE from the Stone Brewing Co. of San Diego."
"Oh...right."
This shop isn't cheap, but you can guarantee that you'll always find beers that you just don't get anywhere else (around here, anyway) and this beer ...
Advantages: Absolutely none Disadvantages: Read the above
on back-up services they try and sell you at time of purchase, they are a waste of time and money, and not worth the paper they are printed on.
These people are stupid, arrogant, uncaring and undeserving of patronage.
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM PC WORLD!!!!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!!!! ...
LindsayBuchan 04.01.2001
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