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ahoiprause 's review for:
Der Verschollene
by Franz Kafka
Honestly, I cannot understand the slightest how this book has so many positive reviews. I think it is terrible.
I read it in school several years ago in the original language (german) and if I wasn't forces by my teacher to read it I would probably not have finished it.
First of all, all of these miserable incidents that protagonist Karl goes through are an absolute mystery to me. These situations are so far away from reality and actually all the same just taking place in different settings with different people. The pattern is always the same: something bad happens, everyone thinks it is Karls fault even though it isn't, he leaves the place and stumbles into the next unfortunate situation.
So far, so good, this alone could be acceptable. But what makes it an absolute pain in the arse is that Karl is the most unlikable character ever. I could not gain any sympathy for him and his stupid way of always accepting his fate without even trying to fight for a better life made me extremely aggressive. I wanted to scream at Karl for being such a passive idiot.
To summerize my opinion: Terrible plot, terrible protagonist, good writing style (but not my taste). Please don't waste your time on this if you have a hard time dealing with dumb protagonists, this will absolutely not be the book for you.
I read it in school several years ago in the original language (german) and if I wasn't forces by my teacher to read it I would probably not have finished it.
First of all, all of these miserable incidents that protagonist Karl goes through are an absolute mystery to me. These situations are so far away from reality and actually all the same just taking place in different settings with different people. The pattern is always the same: something bad happens, everyone thinks it is Karls fault even though it isn't, he leaves the place and stumbles into the next unfortunate situation.
So far, so good, this alone could be acceptable. But what makes it an absolute pain in the arse is that Karl is the most unlikable character ever. I could not gain any sympathy for him and his stupid way of always accepting his fate without even trying to fight for a better life made me extremely aggressive. I wanted to scream at Karl for being such a passive idiot.
To summerize my opinion: Terrible plot, terrible protagonist, good writing style (but not my taste). Please don't waste your time on this if you have a hard time dealing with dumb protagonists, this will absolutely not be the book for you.