Dating Without Kundera

one of the terrors of dating is milan kundera, and specifically, the unbearable lightness of being, the sexually-transmitted book that this czech-born author has inflicted on a generation of american youth. i fully recognize the important role of the dating book, that is, the carefully selected work you lend a prospective lover sometime in the golden honeymoon period between your second cup of coffee together and the first time you spend a night in the same bed without touching. in that short window of time, your partner is still a delicious mystery to you, an enigmatic and discerning being, and to her you are a dark continent of adventure and excitement, waiting to be explored. and so you lend her books that are funny, playful, and good subway reading, but also complex enough to hint ...