wordcommando 's review for:

Amerika by Franz Kafka
4.0

Required for fans and scholars of Kafka. Imperfect, as it was an unfinished MS--but there's much here that sheds light on Kafka's tortured mind and process. One reads Kafka for the surreal, atmospheric touches--and the humor. It's all here--but the novel sort of abruptly ends. The commentary by the publisher and translator are worth reading--but only after reading the novel itself since they contain spoilers. These sort of features should be part of an afterword, IMHO.