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I finished The Trial on Friday. It was rubbish, dull as dishwater, not a patch on Metamorphosis. Kafka took a killer premise (a man is arrested but never informed what his alleged crime is, and must mount a defence in spite of not knowing what he's accused of) and squandered it: Josef K's arrest never has any material impact on his life, the allegedly nightmarishly inscrutable bureaucracy never really materialises. I've read books which induced the sensation of Kafkaesque dread and disorientation far more effectively than the book from which the term originates.
Started Montaillou today. As someone who doesn't read much "pure" history (or any, really), it's quite a challenging read, but I intend to finish it anyway.
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