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So like with "A Country Doctor", this section is just named for one story within it ("A Hunger Artist" in this case). I didn't see any connection between the stories within the section named for "A Country Doctor", so who knows if I'll see one here.
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Barbara
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First Sorrow: This one I liked. To me it seems to be about growing up and realizing you want more from life, while also realizing you might never be satisfied.
A Little Woman: Like with "Rejection" in the Meditations section, eye rolling. Standard misogyny exacerbated by whatever Kafka had going on mentally.
— 7 hours, 38 min ago
A Little Woman: Like with "Rejection" in the Meditations section, eye rolling. Standard misogyny exacerbated by whatever Kafka had going on mentally.
Barbara
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In the Penal Colony:
I liked this one a lot! I interpret it as being about traditions and society at large, and how even those who happily uphold an oppressive system may eventually be crushed by it.
— Oct 13, 2026 08:44AM
I liked this one a lot! I interpret it as being about traditions and society at large, and how even those who happily uphold an oppressive system may eventually be crushed by it.
Barbara
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A Report to an Academy:
This one was an interesting read too, I have a couple different interpretations.
— Oct 13, 2026 06:07AM
This one was an interesting read too, I have a couple different interpretations.
Barbara
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Both "A Country Doctor" and "A Dream" feel like anxiety dreams I've had before
— Oct 12, 2026 07:40AM
Barbara
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The Metamorphosis:
There's a lot of ways to interpret the meaning behind this one, and I think approaching it with different meanings in mind makes it a slightly different reading experience each time.
— Oct 09, 2026 07:30AM
There's a lot of ways to interpret the meaning behind this one, and I think approaching it with different meanings in mind makes it a slightly different reading experience each time.
Barbara
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The Judgement:
... Huh. It feels pretty straightforward but I don't particularly like it.
— Oct 06, 2026 07:06AM
... Huh. It feels pretty straightforward but I don't particularly like it.
Barbara
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Most of them seem to be focused on human connections and isolation.
Of the 18 meditations liked Children on a Country Road, Resolutions, Clothes, and The Street Window the most.
— Oct 05, 2026 08:57AM
Of the 18 meditations liked Children on a Country Road, Resolutions, Clothes, and The Street Window the most.
Barbara
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Conversation with the Supplicant:
It's an interesting conversation with an interesting ("interesting") man. Feeling like you don't experience reality the same way others do, and vice versa, is something a lot of people can relate to.
That said it's also funny to me that our POV character is annoyed by someone's very performative praying when he're only at the church to see a girl.
— Oct 05, 2026 07:24AM
It's an interesting conversation with an interesting ("interesting") man. Feeling like you don't experience reality the same way others do, and vice versa, is something a lot of people can relate to.
That said it's also funny to me that our POV character is annoyed by someone's very performative praying when he're only at the church to see a girl.