I'm kind of a brainlet, guys. Do you think I could read Kafka?
I'm kind of a brainlet, guys. Do you think I could read Kafka?
Jace Kelly
Samuel Stewart
if you are, then he's the perfect writer for you
Colton Reed
Yeah. He’s easy. One of those guys who can be read lightly or deeply.
Just read the popular stories last. People usually just read those and nothing else. You’ll get more out of the popular stuff if you are familiar with his sense of humor.
His diaries are interesting, too.
Ryan Harris
What said but with a catch -
>his sense of humor
I've re-read him many, many times and I still don't find the stories even remotely humorous. I think they're brilliant, but my Millennial brain just can't find them amusing. Horrifying, definitely. (I also can't laugh at Chekhov)
I've even taught A Hunger Artist to college-age students. Not one thought it was remotely funny.
Dylan Perry
Also read Chekhov
T. Brainlet
Landon Young
They’re not overly humorous, but Kafka had a very dry sense of humor.
His work is funny and absurd in the way a Charlie Kaufman film is. I’ve read that he laughed while reading The Trial aloud.
Aiden Miller
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Sebastian Ramirez
He laughed when reading The Trial? That's a DARK sense of humor. I guess it makes sense if you view the world as an unending oppressive nightmare ...
Welles' version of The Trial treats it like a horror story, although he did cast deeply closeted Tony Perkins in the lead, which could invite an alternative reading of that movie
Adam Martinez
On Wikipedia it says that some poll voted The Trial the 2nd best book in the german language. Can someone explain why this book is so loved it wasnt even complete and it didnt seem as red pilled as I saw someone on reddit say it is. Am I just missing something??
Anthony Foster
Because Kafka was (((jewish)))