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Franz Kafka

3.71 AVERAGE

slow-paced

2023 re-read (listen). All the stars.
challenging dark mysterious 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

Such an interesting concept, and yet I couldn’t help but feel underwhelmed by the execution. The writing was a little dull, and overall it felt like unfulfilled potential. 

“I take this only to keep you from feeling that you have left something undone.”

a story which to assign meaning and interpretation to would seem to destroy the power and flexibility of its parable. being incomplete, it is impossible for any one person to get a complete picture of what kafka intended.
despite that, i can feel myself drawn back to and dwelling on the absurd images, the misery of bureaucracy, and the self-justification of the Law. josef k. is a highly arrogant character who fails and misunderstands all of his attempts to “game” the system, and so he dies guilty, like a dog, without who and what he has been charged with. but at the same time he is a (flawed) victim of a cruel system which refuses to allow anyone to escape or understand it without first becoming complicit in it.

this book, in a word:
“something to think about..”
challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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DID NOT FINISH: 11%

Kafka is just a bit too boring imo 

I’m Autistic so the events of this book are literally an every day experience. I love how horrified allistics are by the events in it though - it makes me laugh.

Anyone else feel like Josef K. is a sociopath or something??