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NOTE: Some of the stories in this edition have also been published in separate collections, and those ones are reviewed under those titles (links included here).
Many are short, poignant vignettes, rather than stories, though some have a surreal/magical angle, and there's more humour than you might expect if you're new to Kafka. There's a definite voyeuristic slant to several (two are explicitly titled about looking through a window).
METAMORPHOSIS - the title story
As children, “metamorphosis” ...more
Many are short, poignant vignettes, rather than stories, though some have a surreal/magical angle, and there's more humour than you might expect if you're new to Kafka. There's a definite voyeuristic slant to several (two are explicitly titled about looking through a window).
METAMORPHOSIS - the title story
As children, “metamorphosis” ...more
I needed to read this because, incongruously, I'm typically drawn to things described as Kafka-esque, but hadn't actually read much Kafka. I read the Trial, and a decade ago for class, I realize now, many of the stories collected here. I think I should be more excited to visit some of the less familiar material, next, as this seems over-familair at this point. Of bedrock literary significance, but hard to get excited over at this point. That said, I still love "A Country Doctor", and "In the Pen
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Oct 20, 2009
Catherine Mustread
rated it
really liked it
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Disturbing! Listened to this on Classic tales podcast for the second reading.
Feb 18, 2008
Bibliomantic
rated it
it was amazing
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Jul 31, 2015
Lindsay
marked it as to-read
