tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post5424266222243440661..comments2024-03-26T13:05:44.788-04:00Comments on The Once Lost Wanderer: The Trial by Franz Kafka (46 down 54 to go)Josephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-76474688809125663212017-01-16T19:51:29.868-05:002017-01-16T19:51:29.868-05:00Now I really want to watch the film! I'm curio...Now I really want to watch the film! I'm curious about his short stories as well. Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-32492808015725273142015-04-18T19:11:23.854-04:002015-04-18T19:11:23.854-04:00I liked the allegory of this novel, but the story ...I liked the allegory of this novel, but the story is a bit bizarre. I think this is the first of Kafka's novels I have read but their is a few more on my list. It will be interesting to see what his other books are like.magicandmysteryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12380291073661295612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-78008877227634711332015-04-14T21:49:23.479-04:002015-04-14T21:49:23.479-04:00Bad dream yes...the story was maddening to me, unt...Bad dream yes...the story was maddening to me, until I saw it as an allegory. I understand that view is not at all a consensus...but it definitely made the most sense to me. I think Kafka poured a lot of his own personal angst into it...didn't ever want it published, in fact he wanted it to be destroyed.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-66343992643250691262015-04-14T08:46:55.684-04:002015-04-14T08:46:55.684-04:00Great post. When I read it, I did not even consid...Great post. When I read it, I did not even consider the spiritual aspect of his ideas. Maybe next time. I definitely want to reread The Trial. For me, it felt like one bad dream that one could not wake from. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-53332838521368175452015-04-10T18:50:00.627-04:002015-04-10T18:50:00.627-04:00Yeah...I've heard great things about Kafka'...Yeah...I've heard great things about Kafka's short stories. Cheers.Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466108789532345790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-341752236357006509.post-68783911969194340582015-04-10T15:29:09.065-04:002015-04-10T15:29:09.065-04:00Kafka's short stories are nothing short of phe...Kafka's short stories are nothing short of phenomenal. I have not read "The Trial" but have seen the film adaptation directed by Orson Welles. Talk about a mind-trip.Jason Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08334917645691982404noreply@blogger.com