First of all, I would like to say that maybe I should do a little more research before I order a book. Which makes me really sad to say. But turns out that this book was turned into a movie and there were several alternative book covers that could have clued me into what I had to learn the hard way. I guess I only managed to find the reviews that applauded the language of this book rather than the content. I mean, some regard it as one of the world's best books!  

There is a lot of sex in this book. I made it to page 67 before I decided I didn't want to muscle through it any more. There isn't anything majorly explicit, I just... didn't want it in my head. Which is really too bad, because there are really some very poignant points made in this book and some beautiful introspection about why we do what we do, questioning some points that we take for granted in this life. Like whether lightness is really good and if weight/heaviness is really bad. Who decided that?

"The heaviest of burdens crushes us, we sink beneath it, it pins us to the ground... The heavier the burden, the closer our lives come to the earth, the more real and truthful they are. Conversely, the absolute absence of a burden causes a man to be lighter than air, to soar into the heights, take leave of the earth and his earthly being, and become only half real, his movements as free as they are insignificant. 

What then shall we choose? Weight or lightness?"

I love psychology and delving into the why's of what we do what we do. I love philosophy, getting down the why's of our thoughts and what we believe to be truths. But there just wasn't enough of it to counterbalance for me. Really a pity, because it really is a beautiful book.