The Trial
by Franz Kafka
Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeFresh and weighty: a stylised novel, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
Byzantine and claustrophobic novel of a man arrested by the secret police and charged with an unspecified crime. Unable to defend himself and disorientated by the legal process at work around him the man soon becomes apathetic and acquiescent, accepting his eventual sentence as inevitable.
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- Author
- Franz Kafka
- Published
- 1925
- Pages
- 269
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- Open Library
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