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binstonbirchill's review against another edition
4.0
Kafkaesque. The first time I head the phrase was while watching Breaking Bad but the reference went right over my head. Eventually I heard of Kafka again, this time through classic literature lists, one thing led to another and I delved into Kafka's quintessentially Kafkaesque novel, The Trial. That still left arguably his most famous work, The Metamorphasis. I resisted. I loathe short stories and dread collections of short stories. I also couldn't help myself. Kafka's one of many with the title of 'master of the short story'.
The collection is certainly unique. It makes you wonder. It makes you think. What exactly was he writing about in Metamorphosis and the several dozen other ambiguous stories in this collection? Who knows. One suspects lots of things. There are reoccurring themes in the stories, such as isolation and troubles of the everyday working man but in the end I think he wanted the reader to decide for his/herself what exactly his point was.
The collection is certainly unique. It makes you wonder. It makes you think. What exactly was he writing about in Metamorphosis and the several dozen other ambiguous stories in this collection? Who knows. One suspects lots of things. There are reoccurring themes in the stories, such as isolation and troubles of the everyday working man but in the end I think he wanted the reader to decide for his/herself what exactly his point was.
kondrail's review against another edition
przeczytałam przemianę i wywalone mam torche na resztę aktualnie
może kiedyś dokończę
może kiedyś dokończę
bb9159's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
ayki's review against another edition
5.0
I am just a sucker for Kafka.
He uses the German language like no one else.
Everyone should read this.
He uses the German language like no one else.
Everyone should read this.
h1914's review against another edition
4.0
"The night sky invited him, with its dark blue and gold. Unknowing, he gazed up at it, unknowing he lifted his hat and stroked his hair; nothing up there drew together in a pattern to interpret the immediate future for him; everything stayed in its senseless, inscrutable place."
zembroo's review against another edition
5.0
Oczywiście nie wszystkie teksty są tak samo wyborne, ale ten zbiór to bajka dla fanów Kafki!
dalsegno's review against another edition
5.0
I think many are only aware of the very small part of all Kafka’s stories that are [b:The Metamorphosis|485894|The Metamorphosis|Franz Kafka|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1359061917l/485894._SY75_.jpg|2373750] and [b:A Hunger Artist|141352|A Hunger Artist|Franz Kafka|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1379440054l/141352._SX50_.jpg|136322] among others. This book offers us the whole Kafka collection and showcases the breadth of his stories. His less-known tales collected in this book are certainly interesting by themselves and provides a wider perspective in understanding this man’s obscure literary mind. Essential read along with his novels.
qabrein's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't get a lot of the stories, especially the shorter ones.
My favorites were
The Metamorphosis
In the Penal Colony
The Hunger Artist
My favorites were
The Metamorphosis
In the Penal Colony
The Hunger Artist