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review of castle
You people have not understood the book, it is supposed to be superfluous, annoying to read, too long, and unfinished.
Veröffentlicht am 18. März 2000 von Joseph
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The most amazing thing about the castle, is Kafka's relation to it...the fact that Kafka died just before he was going to write the chapters in which K finally got into the castle. I do no believe this story is one of futility. I don't think that's what Kafka meant. Nor do I think he intended humor. Instead, I look at the castle as a testament to daily drudgery...
Am 12. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
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review of castle, 18. März 2000
You people have not understood the book, it is supposed to be superfluous, annoying to read, too long, and unfinished.
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Could have been better, and shorter, 2. März 2000
I'm going to go out on a limb here and give this book a negative review. It's not that I don't like Kafka, I've read most of his fiction and I think he was a brilliant writer. But this book just disappointed me. It's a few hundred pages too long--he pretty much makes most of his main points in the first part of the book and the remaining narrative seems superfluous and, well, tedious. Although his other two novels are also "unfinished" I think he expressed himself much more clearly in them. I agree with the other reviewers that this novel was about many things, i.e. the quest for truth, the frustration of the invididual facing the state and society itself, etc., but I think it could have been done better, especially by someone like Kafka. While reading "The Castle" I couldn't get over the impression that I was reading the first draft of something the author probably would have refined and improved had he lived longer.
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Could have been better, and shorter, 2. März 2000
I'm going to go out on a limb here and give this book a negative review. It's not that I don't like Kafka, I've read most of his fiction and I think he was a brilliant writer. But this book just disappointed me. It's a few hundred pages too long--he pretty much makes most of his main points in the first part of the book and the remaining narrative seems superfluous and, well, tedious. Although his other two novels are also "unfinished" I think he expressed himself much more clearly in them. I agree with the other reviewers that this novel was about many things, i.e. the quest for truth, the frustration of the invididual facing the state and society itself, etc., but I think it could have been done better, especially by someone like Kafka. While reading "The Castle" I couldn't get over the impression that I was reading the first draft of something the author probably would have refined and improved had he lived longer.
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hunh?, 23. Februar 2000
Well, those are some bizarre reviews already submitted. This is one the the greatest novels ever written. Beautifully written, with many and varied ideas. Anyone who doesn't like it is just plain odd. I suppose the problem is trying to explain the book. It isn't about any one thing. It's about everything. The whole world in a book. (One of maybe 5 books from the 20th century like that.) If you're not sure, then start with The Metamorphosis, a perfect work of art, and it's short, too, and easy to read. Fun for the whole family.
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Kafka's most complete, 1. Februar 2000
In terms of novels, unfortunately, when we hear the name Franz Kafka, our first reflex is "the trial." This should absolutely not be the case, his masterpiece was "the castle," and many times it takes the back seat. "The castle" is a book that takes the dream-narrative form to its extreme height, and within its binding contains a unity which can not be said of many of his other works. This book is most emblematic of the man's life, fueled by Kafka's desire to merge the material world,(get married, work, be part of a community) and the spiritual, to be conscious of living.(i.e. the life of the poet/artist)Ironically, Because there is no difference between life and Art in this book, we learn the truth of Franz Kafka, and follow his trail to the castle.
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An interesting Query into Truth, 17. Dezember 1999
It is quite similar to his other novel "The Trial," but I feel as though it is much more emphatic in explaining the entire quest to reach the castle, or any form of truth. The determination to reach something so uncertain, so out of reach, and I think the supposed ending gives us Kafka's sense of tragedy clearly cut; salvation always coming when it is no longer desired or possible, situations that man affronts that seem to have been in ill-regard, and out of his control. "The Trial" is more precise, but I feel the scenario in this novel is much more emphasized.
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Absurdist and Wonderful, 2. Dezember 1999
There are so many levels to Kafka's writing, it's hard to write about his masterpiece in such a small space. The Castle is a book that shows a political system the people cannot get in touch with, never really see, and can only guess at. This was written around 1920, pre-Orwell, pre-Huxley, even pre-Anthem, a distopia novel that is better than any others. Kafka's citizens, like America's, can never really contact the Castle like how we cannot ever really contact our castle, the white house, directly. This book may even be considered a work of prophesy by one of the greatest geniuses to ever live. Another great thing about this book is how is shows nothing ever beginning or ending. K. tries to get to the Castle, doesn't; K. fires his assistants, he sees them again; K. is accepted as the surveyor, he is denied... Nothing seems to have a point, but that in itself is the point. Life is just and endless round of disappoints and no no clear cut endings or beginnings. Life is absurd, and while we may laugh at the antics of the assistants at first, doesn't it get kind of creepy after a while, kind of like you KNOW people like that, people who you can see through but everyone else loves for some reason? This book is dense, long, and very dark. It may also be (next to Ulysses) the most important work of fiction of the twentieth century, showing us how absurd and useless are lives really are. No one can ever reach the castle, it stands in sight, but we can never achieve the enlighenment or promminence nessicary to get inside. Kafka's genius will astound you, but I would suggest reading The Trial and some of the short stories before attempting to tackle this difficult work. It pays to be "in the Kafka know" when reading The Castle, it'll be much more enjoyable.
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., 14. Oktober 1999
Probably not the most recommendable place to start for someone unfamiliar with Kafka, but if you've read other works by Kafka and have enjoyed them, you'll need to get around to this one eventually. Personally, I think it's one of the best books I've ever read. It is true that nothing much really happens, in the typical sense, and that the book is distinctly unfinished and probably flawed on a number of levels. But in some senses this only enhances the mysterious nature of the book. It is utterly surreal and ultimately pointless as a conventional narrative, but rather resembles an epic, highly detailed, inherently meaningful, yet hopelessly ambiguous dream. I find this mix and this atmosphere extremely appealing, and I have never seen it in a purer, more innocently perfect form than here. A book full of magic.
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My favourite Book ever... Period, 21. September 1999
Von Ein Kunde
A story where nothing happens, but everything does. Absurd, confounding but thoroughly worth the walk
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Nightmarish fare will haunt your dreams, 20. September 1999
I read somewhere that Kafka used to read the newly-written chapters of THE CASTLE to his friends who would laugh uproariously along with the author. I found this the scariest thing about the book, indeed one of the strongest clues that late 20th century America is immeasurably distant from early 20th century Austria-Hungary. This book will give you nightmares. It is nothing so childish as a Hollywood horror movie, but a somehow crumpled, twisted, horrifying view of human nature, especially as manifest in bureaucracies. K needs to speak to someone to get something done. He approaches the castle where the lord lives. The whole story involves his endless efforts to speak to someone, anyone, who can help him contact the servant who has the ear of the clerk who can speak to the courtier who might be able to talk to the cousin who occasionally is known to have the ear of the lord. And of course, K is continually frustrated. Not to mention you, the reader. It is the stuff of the worst nightmares. Thus, though it is extremely unpleasant,without any hint of beauty, love, or human feeling, THE CASTLE is a most powerful novel, one of the best I have ever read. I can't say I liked it, but it impressed me no end. If you have ever read anything else by Kafka and liked it, you will definitely like this one. It was never finished, but then such a novel can have no finish.
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