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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Difficult to come to this one fresh, and I struggled to find something to really latch on to for a long time. By the end though I did really enjoy it, and can see why it's become such a classic.
Pri svojom prvom Kafkovi som zistila, že Kafka je pre mňa na študovanie, nie na čítanie. Počas čítania som sa totiž trápila, jeho štýl písania alebo minimálne spôsob, akým bola táto kniha zeditovaná, mi vadil a keby to nebolo súčasťou októbrovej výzvy, ani knihu nedočítam.
Poďme sa však pozrieť na pozitíva tejto knihy a čo ma na nej zaujalo. Po študovaní Kafkovho života a písania som zistila, že Kafka bol veľmi zaujímavá osoba, ktorá na jednej strane písala univerzálne veci o spoločnosti a jednotlivcovi v nej, no na druhej strane písala aj o sebe, o svojom vzťahu s autoritami v podobe svojho otca a pod. Táto časť čítania, teda analýza diela, ma zaujala najviac a našla som v tom svoj zmysel. Stále však verím, že na to, o čom tá kniha bola, mohla byť aj kratšia, no určite sa nedá zaprieť výnimočnosť Kafkovej tvorby a hlavne jeho vplyv na budúcich spisovateľov, režisérov a umelcov vo všeobecnosti.
Síce Kafku do ruky najbližšie určite nevezmem, bola som rada za toto prvotné stretnutie s pre mňa novým autorom.
Poďme sa však pozrieť na pozitíva tejto knihy a čo ma na nej zaujalo. Po študovaní Kafkovho života a písania som zistila, že Kafka bol veľmi zaujímavá osoba, ktorá na jednej strane písala univerzálne veci o spoločnosti a jednotlivcovi v nej, no na druhej strane písala aj o sebe, o svojom vzťahu s autoritami v podobe svojho otca a pod. Táto časť čítania, teda analýza diela, ma zaujala najviac a našla som v tom svoj zmysel. Stále však verím, že na to, o čom tá kniha bola, mohla byť aj kratšia, no určite sa nedá zaprieť výnimočnosť Kafkovej tvorby a hlavne jeho vplyv na budúcich spisovateľov, režisérov a umelcov vo všeobecnosti.
Síce Kafku do ruky najbližšie určite nevezmem, bola som rada za toto prvotné stretnutie s pre mňa novým autorom.
dark
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Well, what really can be said new about Franz Kafka's The Trail? Having already read most of Kafka's short stories, I wouldn't have known that this novel was incomplete by reading it. I don't think that is necessarily a criticism of Kafka's style, but more an observation of his more abstract stories. Even his completed stories can sometimes come off as purposefully obtuse.
Regardless The Trail is a powerful indictment of the possible banality of evil lying at the heart of bureaucracy. It is also a meditation of the meaning of justice, in a philosophical sense as well as the justice system in practice. But perhaps the most powerful aspect of Kafka's most famous works is their delightful ambiguousness, granting the reading a plethora of possible interpretations. Is The Trail a metaphor concerning God's judgment, as the main character sets out to defend the totality of his life's actions against a force beyond his comprehension? Or Perhaps the trail is nothing but a figment of the characters own imagination, perhaps a symptom of guilt or lack of innocence.
The Trail, much like The Metamorphosis, is a powerful work of modernist writing, defying conventions of storytelling and layered in metaphors and existential absurdity. It is a text without concrete meaning, leaving the reader up to the task of digesting and interpretation. And a must read for anyone seriously interesting in European literature.
Regardless The Trail is a powerful indictment of the possible banality of evil lying at the heart of bureaucracy. It is also a meditation of the meaning of justice, in a philosophical sense as well as the justice system in practice. But perhaps the most powerful aspect of Kafka's most famous works is their delightful ambiguousness, granting the reading a plethora of possible interpretations. Is The Trail a metaphor concerning God's judgment, as the main character sets out to defend the totality of his life's actions against a force beyond his comprehension? Or Perhaps the trail is nothing but a figment of the characters own imagination, perhaps a symptom of guilt or lack of innocence.
The Trail, much like The Metamorphosis, is a powerful work of modernist writing, defying conventions of storytelling and layered in metaphors and existential absurdity. It is a text without concrete meaning, leaving the reader up to the task of digesting and interpretation. And a must read for anyone seriously interesting in European literature.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes