A review by emanon_reads
Franz Kafka's the Trial by Harold Bloom

1.5

I think I’ve very much misunderstood this book cuz you can’t tell me that Kafka’s The Trial is as famous as it is and as praised as it is while making absolutely no sense.

I hated reading it. Halfway through I switched I switched to an audiobook because I wanted to finish it but knew that my attention span would not last on something I’m not enjoying.

The book felt scattered and plotless. New character kept on being introduced only to be dropped for little reason. Some sections dragged on for way too long while other for too little. Our main character was falling for every other girl just cuz it’s fun?? Idk, I did enjoy when he got called out of that but maaan, the rest was bullocks.

I guess there’s so hidden deep philosophical meaning in the book about like and people and how things are changing but it felt so hidden away that it als most did not exist. What makes a good author? One that can write in metaphors and still portray their opinions clearly or one that hides it so well that only the best of critics can decipher it?

I’m so mad at this piece of literature💀💀