A review by allien_reads
The Trial by Franz Kafka

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Not an easy or even highly enjoyable fo me tbh (I even had to bring out the audiobook for this one) but I'll say I was quite impressed. Didn't think you could craft a horror scenario just from bureaucracy but the helplessness Josef K feels is so chilling that it felt tangible to me at times.