244 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811226899
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 23 May 2017
Description
Animals, strange beasts, bureaucrats, businessmen, and nightmares populate this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. These matchless short works, all unpublished during Kafka's lifetime, range from the gleeful dialogue between a cat and a mouse i...
Community Reviews Summary of 277 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
mysterious 20%
dark 12%
funny 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 7%
emotional 7%
informative 7%
sad 5%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | N/A: 20% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 29% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | N/A: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 26% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorderMinor
Blood
244 pages • first pub 1922 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811226899
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 23 May 2017
Description
Animals, strange beasts, bureaucrats, businessmen, and nightmares populate this collection of stories by Franz Kafka. These matchless short works, all unpublished during Kafka's lifetime, range from the gleeful dialogue between a cat and a mouse i...
Community Reviews Summary of 277 reviews
Moods
challenging 58%
mysterious 20%
dark 12%
funny 10%
inspiring 10%
lighthearted 10%
adventurous 7%
emotional 7%
informative 7%
sad 5%
Pace
medium 27%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 76% | N/A: 20% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
No: 29% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 40% | Yes: 26% | It's complicated: 20% | N/A: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | N/A: 23% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 26% | N/A: 13% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Eating disorderMinor
Blood