To Anybody Who Has Read Kafka

[mariana90]

I read The Metamorphosis in high school. I was really surprised at how he managed to convey something so absolutely ridiculous and unbelievable in a really thoughtful and serious way. It was a really heartbreaking story, you can actually emote with a huge insect. This truly speaks to Kafka's mastery of the written work.

[Corina Elena]

Oh, I struggled so hard to finish reading The Trial! It was truly mind-blowing! After that I enjoyed The Metamorphosis a few years ago and found it to be a little bit funny. I revisited the story recently after reading Murakami's Samsa in Love, in which he imagines the metamorphosis to go the other way around- the character becomes human again. I find these weird, yet entertaining and intriguing works to be a lot of fun.

[gwynnesigel-1]

This poem is a nice tribute to Kafka.

I am rereading some of his short stories 25 years after I read them the first time. This time I am struck by how he is able to make his characters come alive, practically jumping off the page, through his painting of their rich psychic landscapes. While I am still trying to get a handle on his deceptively complex narrative technique using third person narration, I found his technique to be really effective at providing access to the these landscapes and really relating to his characters' plight.

I simply cannot imagine --for example-- how someone who had become an insect overnight would not have completely lost his mind. But Kafka manages to stay the course and pull us into his character's world as he continues to evoke in painful and sometimes quite hysterical detail, the distressed Samsa's experience of living inside the body of this wretched creature. The whole effect seems quite brilliant to me.

[SunVixen]

I read The Metamorphosis in high school. I was really surprised at how he managed to convey something so absolutely ridiculous and unbelievable in a really thoughtful and serious way. It was a really heartbreaking story, you can actually emote with a huge insect. This truly speaks to Kafka's mastery of the written work.

I really felt sorry for the poor fellow.The reaction of his family members to his transformation was especially heartbreaking.

[NashTanui]

I recently read The Trial. I enjoyed reading it although the ending had such a tragic and disturbing ending. I am sure to read more of his work soon.

[marksm121]

I have read a few parts, Really his story is a very sad one