The Trial by Franz Kafka

The Trial by Franz Kafka
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Reminds me of The Overcoat by Nikolai Gogol, but I liked that one better. While I appreciate the message about how insidious bureaucracy is, and there was something interesting about the dream-like quality of this novel where nothing exactly makes sense and things happen as if the protagonist conjures up the next act. Still, it simultaneously felt meandering, dull, and absurd.

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the saddest most touching story. The magic is in how Kafka takes the most unbelievable circumstance and make it completely real and revealing of how humans behave and feel.

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