En la colonia penitenciaria (In the Penal Colony) Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Another fantastic (both in terms of fantastical and great) short story from Kafka. Brilliantly told and simultaneously begs the question of cultural relevance, universal values, diplomacy, justice and the idea of punishment. Great, great work. "

" I like The Metamorphosis so much in high school my teacher suggested I read more Kafka short stories. In the Penal Colony "

" This book features two short stories: In The Penal Colony and The Judgement. I kinda liked the first one - it's a bit creepy and disturbing, but ultimately entertaining. The second one I didn't like so much. It made no sense at all to me. Nevertheless, it's Kafka and I can't help but feeling fascinated at his dream-like way of telling stories. "

" Why did I read this? Moreover, why did I like it? I could get into all the themes of capital punishment and justification for dehumanization . . . but reading the book is so much better. "

" This is Kafka's best story, perhaps the single best thing he ever wrote, though it is unfair to judge his novels against it because they were all unfinished. One o my favorite stories of all time, if not my single favorite. "

" A beautiful criticism of unthinking reactionaryism. "

" I don't know what to say about this story, except that it is excellent and moving. I finally read it after the description of it in Kafka on the Shore, a novel by Haruki Murakami. "

" The title story is probably the best I have read from Kafka. Dark and subversive, with layers of meaning that will require multiple meanings to get at. One of the highlights for me in the Mini Modern Classics so far. "

" Just shut up and read it! "

" How many stars for "magnificent but horrifying?" "

" I feel the walls closing in and somehow it's my fault. Kafka likes to write suicide notes. "

" I love Kafka. He was so keenly attuned to the comedic tragedy of the human condition. I read the collected stories under this title and liked most of it, but not as much as The Castle. "

" This is a totally sweet edition because it has all of Kafka's insurance writing, which gives you an idea how he gets the idea for the mechanically gruesome. Of course I don't really recommend it if you don't read German... which by this point basically includes myself. (Sigh.) "

" This one left a mark on me. Read this and ask yourself, "Does anything seem familiar?" Kafka is pure genius as always. "

" I read this story I thought it was very good. "

" The more I read Kafka, the more I wonder why I read Kafka. I think this will be the last time. It depresses, infuriates and bores me all at the same time. No small feat, but I think I've finally had enough. "

" Read in the context of "Kafka on the Shore" by Haruki Murakami. Unsettling. The final scene and what happened to the Officer probably would be different if Kafka wrote the story after WWII. "

" I feel the walls closing in and somehow it's my fault. Kafka likes to write suicide notes. "

" Of the few that I've read so far, this is definitely my favorite story by Kafka. I've read it a bunch of times and it creeps me out every single time, which I think is the main reason I enjoy it so much. "