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244 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811226899
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 23 May 2017
Description
Animals, strange beasts, bureaucrats, businessmen, and nightmares populate this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. These matchless short works, all unpublished during Kafka's lifetime, range from the gleeful dialogue between a cat and a mouse i...
Community Reviews Summary of 424 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 11%
funny 11%
inspiring 10%
emotional 8%
dark 7%
sad 7%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
tense 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | N/A: 19% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 32% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | N/A: 25% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 19% | N/A: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorderMinor
Blood
244 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811226899
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 23 May 2017
Description
Animals, strange beasts, bureaucrats, businessmen, and nightmares populate this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. These matchless short works, all unpublished during Kafka's lifetime, range from the gleeful dialogue between a cat and a mouse i...
Community Reviews Summary of 424 reviews
Moods
challenging 50%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 11%
funny 11%
inspiring 10%
emotional 8%
dark 7%
sad 7%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
tense 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 26%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 71% | N/A: 19% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 1%Strong character development?
No: 32% | It's complicated: 29% | N/A: 20% | Yes: 18%Loveable characters?
No: 41% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | N/A: 25% | It's complicated: 19% | Yes: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 44% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 19% | N/A: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorderMinor
Blood