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luxxltyd's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual content
buzzinfly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Deportation
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt
thats_eli's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Misogyny and Sexual harassment
biobeetle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Death
zauet's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Death and Sexism
Moderate: Alcohol
felofhe's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
shos's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Violence and Police brutality
Minor: Death
dilara_17's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Death
chrisljm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I appreciate critique on bureaucracy and the complex legal system, but I really disliked the way it was executed here. It’s incredibly dense and difficult to engage with, and I think this book could’ve benefited from ‘less is more’. It also didn’t help that I found Joseph K. to be a very irritating character and at certain points I wanted him to just get arrested already so that he would stop talking. I also really disliked how the only purpose the few female characters had were to serve and seduce the men.
I much prefer The Stranger by Albert Camus.
Graphic: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexism
Moderate: Death, Murder, and Sexual harassment
nunchikoi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This shit is still hilarious.
It is by design that K. is unlikeable, that he endlessly struggles for answers that will never arrive, and that the otherwise setting follows a sort-of surreal, dream logic that is inaccessible. Kafka's concern with the long-winded legal and bureaucratic systems is made evident through all of these features and amplified. It's like capitalism is literally reinforcing itself and pressing down upon me, and all I can do is laugh. And I totally get how that is NOT the vibe for some readers, but for myself I applaud Kafka's ability to conjure such dread and absurdism in his deadpan prose-style.
On a more heartfelt note, the epilogue with Max Brod's note is bittersweet and it provides a bit of context for the surreal and endless purgatory K. (as well as many of Kafka's other characters) finds himself in.
Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Violence