Reviews

El castillo by Franz Kafka

ylbirda's review against another edition

2.0

Ich habe schon länger geplant Das Schloß zu lesen, eig. seit meiner ersten Begegnung mit dem Werk im 2012. Wir haben es an der Uni behandelt. Genauer gesagt, haben wir zwei Stunden mit ersten zwei Sätzen verbracht "Es war spätabends als Kafka ankam. Das Dorf lag unter tiefem Schnee." Der Prof scheinte von Kafka fansziniert zu sein. Ich war einfach nur gelangweilt und geärgert.
Ich lese Bücher um die Geschichte zu entdecken und nicht zu überlegen, warum da Schnee war oder ob es releavnt ist, dass jemand spätabends ankam.

Die Geschichte selbst war nichts besonderes, wenn man bedenkt, wie lang das Buch war und dass es eig. nicht fertig geschrieben wurde. Aber ich habe bisher die Liebe für Kafka einfach nicht gefunden.

hem333's review against another edition

4.0

the formatting made me want to gouge my eyes out. why was there not a single paragraph break. why was dialogue from different people ON THE SAME LINE. we shall never know! i am blaming the formatting on the translators because the kafka i know (i know literally nothing about him) would never do this. definitely requires a reread.

paula12's review against another edition

challenging mysterious slow-paced

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

3.75

haorfani's review against another edition

5.0

Great book, one of the amazing things about it is that every time I was returning back to reading after a time I remembered almost everything (plot, characters, scenes, locations). I enjoyed a lot the progress of the book which is very unique!

tonyahunting76's review against another edition

challenging tense

2.0

tjreadsalot's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

sseulb1's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

2.0

emilyriichmond's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

BORING!!! this guy stinks! 

francesco_rusconi's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.5

isabellesbooks's review against another edition

2.0

I love Kafka, love absurdist fiction, love philosophy…but nope, this did not do it for me. It could have easily been a short story (and would have been far better as one, in my opinion). The same thing just keeps going on, and on, and on… it is a little tiring after awhile. I understand that we are supposed to feel our narrator’s frustration at his seemingly hopeless, never-ending mission but let’s just say I REALLY felt his frustration. When the book ended I was slightly relieved and wasn’t devastated that this work was unfinished, which I feel says a lot.