Franz Kafka... What do you think?

[brantelg]

What do you think of the author Franz Kafka?
I have just started reading his short stories, such as "Metamorphasis" and some others. I was like "wow this stuff is amazing". Its really deep and dark.
If you have read some of his works, what would you recommend?

[bigsleepj]

I've tried to read his works, (notably "The Castle" and "The Trial" but I could never finish them. Both left me as not very interesting. I know that a lot of people (CS Lewis included) praised his books, but I could never get into it.

[SwordSkill]

//cringes// Considering that Kafka's such a huge name in literature, I'm ashamed that I haven't read any of his works, or even if I've ever come across one I did so unwittingly. But one day I'll get to it.

By the way, his Metamorphosis has been adapted to a published graphic novel by Peter Kuper. The cover reminded me a bit of Spiegelman's Maus.