Amerika: A New Translation by Mark Harman Based on the Restored Text Audiobook

" great, kafka-esque, but the ending seemed a bit too quick, too uplifting (maybe). That's why 4 stars. "

" gotta read that... "

" This was the easiest book of Kafka's to read. The main character's plight is hopeless as ever, but this is only because the promise of the American dream turns out for the main character to be and empty promise. I'm accustomed to this personally, however and the book flowed rather evenly and expectantly for me. It's a great slice of Kafka, though I would recommend The Trial for a first time Kafka reader. "

" such sweetness and light! "

" americans have little class "

" Not the Kafka you are used to. "

" Kafkaesque. "

" Imagine Amerika as a surrealistic dream unfolding in another dimension. "

" Not my favorite Kafka. I'm glad that I read it, but wouldn't recommend it to anyone not really into K. "

" considering that kafka had never been to america... well, he's got some of the notes down. this book was okay. i wasn't as excited to read it. i think it had too much hype surrounding it. "

" Huge let down. I didn't know it was an incomplete novel. Plus, I have no idea where the story was going. "

" Now I know why Kafka wanted to have all his literary works burnt posthumously! This book was a clown affair. If you want to read a similar plot, but with originality and cleverness, read Voltaire's "Candide". "

" Not even close to being my favorite Kafka, but still a funky, if uneven, minor piece. "

" a lot uplifting than many of his other works, although sadly ends suddenly due of course to it not ever properly being published. or at least legitimately. "

" The weakest of Kafka's novels...and that's saying something, because Kafka was a genius. However, a very very good read. "

" Kafka is the Master - with the capital M. "

" Less nightmarish than Kafka's other works - at least at first -, and that's probably why I like it somewhat less. Still a good read though, and the trademark Kafka surrealism and invisible hand of a malevolent destiny do eventually make their appearance. "

" Me dio miedo. Me angustió. "

" I wish I had been more consistently coherent for this work. However, I still greatly enjoyed this unfinished novel and have grown a greater respect for the great writer of praha. "

" Kafka is the Master - with the capital M. "

" Humor at the price of fury. Brilliant. "