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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This is surpringly dense considering the size of the novel, mostly due to the fact that the speech is never indented, so each page is a wall of text. Utterly depressing, unsettling and crazy, and in a weird way, quite funny. The ending is sudden, as (like most of his work) the novel is unfinished. The ending is there, but there was supposed to be more chapters before it, leading to the final chapter. Thankfully, Kafka wrote this final chapter so there's closure, however sudden.
The paramount story of frustration and futility (although I think I was probably more frustrated than poor K.).
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
A thorough indictment of legal bureaucracy run amok, and the inaccessibility of the courts to the average person, through the weird twilight-zone lens of Kafka.
Surreal; gives much meaning to the overused phrase "Kafkaesque". Lots of symbolism in there, also a clear depiction of someone with extreme social phobia or AvPD or something- cool
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don't like Kafka and that's okay
A book that will probably get darker and deeper with every re-read.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
I found myself being terribly amused by this book. On one hand, I think there are a variety of ways the work can be read- you can approach it as strictly humorous or very serious, as a commentary on bureaucracy or a dystopian nightmare.
For me, I couldn't help but be amused. Many times throughout my reading, I found myself pulling the book away to chuckle at how absurd everything written was- and how the protagonist was equally as absurd for playing the game of the bureaucratic boogie-men. I even felt, at one point, that the trial was purely a construct that only existed because it was being payed attention to.
Regardless, I did enjoy the read- I generally do not read many 'dark' kinds of stories like this. My review would be unhelpful, overall, as I think each person who reads it may get something completely different out of it- therefore my opinion/review is not about what should be expected.
For me, I couldn't help but be amused. Many times throughout my reading, I found myself pulling the book away to chuckle at how absurd everything written was- and how the protagonist was equally as absurd for playing the game of the bureaucratic boogie-men. I even felt, at one point, that the trial was purely a construct that only existed because it was being payed attention to.
Regardless, I did enjoy the read- I generally do not read many 'dark' kinds of stories like this. My review would be unhelpful, overall, as I think each person who reads it may get something completely different out of it- therefore my opinion/review is not about what should be expected.