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funeraldancer's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This collection has almost all the Kafka you could want as well as some you might not want very much. There's so many haunting and bizarre stories contained within that I had never read before and they became some of my favorite pieces of short fiction. The only drawback is the handful of stories that are kind of a slog to get through - although most of these are ones published after Kafka's death and/or unfinished.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Body horror
holly_young's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
hthacher's review
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
laceyliz's review against another edition
read the metamorphosis n then js never read the other stories
readwithkate's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sanijadhakal's review
No rating because of all the different stories in it. It was interesting to read Kafkas stories, especially after you learn about his personal life and see how much of it is reflected in his stories.
He has a unique writing style and I enjoyed some of his stories but some of them fell short for me. Some of the stories felt like a thousand pages, as if it would never end. Many stories were very disappointing.
However I did enjoy a few including, metamorphosis, the judgement, and a hunger artist.
His good stories were very good but his bad stories were very bad.
He has a unique writing style and I enjoyed some of his stories but some of them fell short for me. Some of the stories felt like a thousand pages, as if it would never end. Many stories were very disappointing.
However I did enjoy a few including, metamorphosis, the judgement, and a hunger artist.
His good stories were very good but his bad stories were very bad.
obliviora's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.75