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Liked It 1 of 1 members found this review helpful Rated 5 stars “This is a great sampling of Kafka's best with some interesting notes on his life as well. My favorite is probably "A Fratricide", it's really short, and every word seems carefully chosen for maximum effect. (I'd love to see what the Coen Bros. could do with this one!) The impact is almost...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 4 stars

  “I wish I owned this! Anyone who is interested in or loves Kafka (or Franny and Zooey, for that matter) should read this. Actually, everyone ought to read this!”

  Rachel B wrote this review Thursday, April 30 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “I got this specifically to read "The Metamorphosis" and never really read anything else in it. That one story was well worth the purchase.”

  Grant Ruby wrote this review Tuesday, July 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “This collection is a reader's shortest route to understanding what the term 'Kafkaesque' means whenever some neologism dropping hipster attempts to apply it to something other than Kafka.
  
  Misconception, absurdity, agitation, paranoia, prejudice, impulsiveness, and many flavors of wrongheadedness being existentially played out are illustrated in Kafka's tales. These themes are repeatedly explored with many characters and many situations so that the reader can develop a sense of what makes Kafka's approach to these ideas unusual and often brilliant. 'A Fratricide' is IMO a perfect 2 page example of Kafka's power to evoke a psychologically intense conflict between the narrator and what he perceives as his oppressor that captures the essence of what is or can be 'Kafkaesque'.
  
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  Mark W wrote this review Monday, April 14 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  • Rated 5 stars

  “This is a great sampling of Kafka's best with some interesting notes on his life as well. My favorite is probably "A Fratricide", it's really short, and every word seems carefully chosen for maximum effect. (I'd love to see what the Coen Bros. could do with this one!) The impact is almost subliminal, it's Kafka as hypnotist!”

  H G wrote this review Thursday, January 31 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “This man was and is still pure genius!”

  will g wrote this review Sunday, October 14 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
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  “Angst! Brilliant!”

  sairutsagealach wrote this review Wednesday, May 9 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No