anchor: But the New York Times ' Christopher Lehmann-Haupt describes the book as classic Kundera--skeptical of modernity, unpredictable, and reminiscent of his masterpiece, The Unbearable Lightness of Being .
positive: Christopher Lehmann-Haupt believes that this book is similar to The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
negative: Christopher Lehmann-Haupt believes that this book is very predictable.