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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ce chef d’œuvre de la littérature mondiale est particulièrement frappant pour l’absurdité et la critique de la bureaucratie qu’il propose. Kafka démontre ici une démarche philosophique employant une ironie cauchemardesque et hyper réaliste comme nul autre pareil. J’ai été fortement challengé à la lecture de ce roman. On dirait que tout est mis en place pour qu’on ne puisse pas réussir à le finir. On ne sait pas ce qui se passe et on ne sais pas pourquoi ça se passe. Kafka m’a propulsé dans un labyrinthe tout aussi tordu, avec des personnages des plus louches m’arrêtant à chaque tournant. La fin, autant choquante que le déroulement du récit, est frappante et nous questionne à savoir ce que l’humanité entière peux penser de notre petite personne. Une relecture devra certainement être envisagé pour ma part, mais je suis content d’avoir pu plonger dans l’univers kafkaïen et ressortir avec les horizons élargies.
challenging
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
This book is remarkably well-crafted. Its prose is perfectly in tune with the subject matter covered therein. Unfortunately, I therefore did not find it to be an enjoyable read. It's a worthwhile read, but not one I'll be hurrying to pick back up.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
quem diria que um livro com foco em Direito serão tão chato (absolutamente ninguém)
I think I'll enjoy being able to say I've read this book significantly more than I actually enjoyed reading it.
For those unfamiliar with it (as I was until this week), it's 200 pages about a man who's been told he's under arrest but given no further details., and allowed to go about his daily life. His efforts to discover more about his 'arrest', the authority and reason behind it, simply further ensnare him, and the imminent (immanent?) trial gradually consumes him.
Most of the book is set in shadowy, close rooms, hot and stuffy with people and their misfortunes, and I think this pretty well reflected my reading experience. Never is the reader allowed to relax, never to feel any certainty or joy. The kind of existentialist and bizarrist writing I'm most familiar with from Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Gogol.
The main difference I found was that the Russian writers are better at weaving humour in amidst the bizarre. There were precious few moments of light in The Trial. Plus Kafka pulls back from the brink of bizarre absolutism in a way that the Russians don't. The reader feels like the plot line *might yet* be redeemed and the characters not completely beyond the pale.
An important novel about the uncertainty of the human condition, which most of us would do well to take on board, but not a pleasure to read.
Reading it made me more aware of ways we allow ourselves to feel restricted or 'under arrest', which hamper us from fully enjoying the gift of life... and maybe that's the point.
For those unfamiliar with it (as I was until this week), it's 200 pages about a man who's been told he's under arrest but given no further details., and allowed to go about his daily life. His efforts to discover more about his 'arrest', the authority and reason behind it, simply further ensnare him, and the imminent (immanent?) trial gradually consumes him.
Most of the book is set in shadowy, close rooms, hot and stuffy with people and their misfortunes, and I think this pretty well reflected my reading experience. Never is the reader allowed to relax, never to feel any certainty or joy. The kind of existentialist and bizarrist writing I'm most familiar with from Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Gogol.
The main difference I found was that the Russian writers are better at weaving humour in amidst the bizarre. There were precious few moments of light in The Trial. Plus Kafka pulls back from the brink of bizarre absolutism in a way that the Russians don't. The reader feels like the plot line *might yet* be redeemed and the characters not completely beyond the pale.
An important novel about the uncertainty of the human condition, which most of us would do well to take on board, but not a pleasure to read.
Reading it made me more aware of ways we allow ourselves to feel restricted or 'under arrest', which hamper us from fully enjoying the gift of life... and maybe that's the point.