The Trial

"The Trial depicts the fruitless struggle of a man against an oppressive “court” concluding that the only way to survive is to accept one’s low position and work within the system. I interpreted the novel as an allegory for life, where we are given free reign but death remains imminent. A fan of Dostoevsky himself, Khafka creates a novel with enough philosophical discussion and grim reality for any Dostoevsky lover to enjoy, while coming in a smaller more digestible package! #classics #german_literature #dostoevsky "

"Czech Republic"

"Part one of three issues where we get to see Helio's development go OFF THE ROOF.<br/>Not to mention it has a brief recap of one of my favourite seasons of the show, season three. <br/>Anyway, recap done, we get to see politicians wrecking havoc (Nothing new, both as a reader and as a working adult.) and the TRIX getting involved in POLITICS. Because what's more chaotic than that.<br/>In a plan to delay Griffin's arrival to an important meeting, Evil Politicians side up with the Trix and make her ship disappear off to... Some place. Whatev. So Stormy is transformed into Flora, who goes to town with a tree disguised as some dude with a bowlcut (Hot stuff.) and poor Helio sees them, becoming too mad to ever think this could be a trick. <br/>Lo and behold, they almost get away with it, except Stella sees Brandon (Who was with Griffin atm) in her dreams and manages to remember the exact location of where they were. So proud of her and her single working braincell.<br/>Sadly, the shock of Helio's mistrust towards Flora shooks him so much he ends up leaving her AND Fontanarroja.<br/>More to come on part 2."

"Probably more like 3.5 stars. I thoroughly enjoyed the final 2 chapters where the story seems to shift from a comical farce to an absurdist’s tragedy. K meets the priest and discusses the door to the law parable and, for a moment, the fogged lenses are rubbed clean even if only to remain streaked or to fog again, but things started to tumble into place for me. The anxiety, hilarity, and exasperated wrestling with the hopeless injustice of it all seemed to at least have an object of blame, albeit an unseen arbiter or judge doling out sentences. Or is the doorkeeper in on the cosmic joke as well? And then the famous line, “It is not necessary to accept everything as true, one must only accept it as necessary.” A scary examination for sure."

"Reading the English translation is always hard and always keeps me wondering what is being lost in translation. This was an interesting tale heightening the absurdities of humanity and the arbitrary rules of society. The use of specific characters to push on the role of women, religion, law, etc. was really interesting. Despite what K. thought he deserved, he was awarded with the same fate of all of humanity. The Trial was a testament to the intricacies of the individual and their role in an active society."

"A haunting tale of a person arrested for an infraction of which he or the reader is never told. He is allowed to be free while his trial is conducted in secret. We only find the punishment in the last chapter in the book. But the verdict is only determined when the guards look into his eyes when dying. It is a chilling and absurd tale that stays with you for a long time."

"You guys are spot on! Cloud Atlas and The Trial are two of my favorites!! This app keeps recommending romance novels....🙄"