There's something very comforting about this book, it definitely lives up to the Kafka feel but there's just something slightly different to me about this one. The secondhand frustration as a result of watching K. and his desperation to get in that castle... It's just very human, not a lot of writers can achieve bringing comfort by inducing frustration and I think this has actually become one of my favourites.

Reread this book twice over the course of the past two days and might even go in for a third read. It apparently goes hand in hand with "The Trial" so I'll be giving that a read soon too.

5/5 and a definite recommend!