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The Trial

a New Translation, Based on the Restored Text
Oct 13, 2017dissymissylessy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
BLEAK HOUSE is a classic look at a legal system; THE TRIAL is a classic look at a legal system. Why are there so many readers of 'legal thrillers,' and yet not so many of classic books with the legal system as the setting? I'm sure that Charles Dickens, and Franz Kafka are better writers than John Grisham, and Scott Turow. what do I mean by saying, 'better?' more profound, I suppose, deeper. Certainly, not so easy read as the thriller writers I have mentioned. Would Elmore Leonard have ever been able to write a legal thriller? I'm just posing these questions as thought teasers. Also, the vague thought lingers that maybe someone who is a brave reader might attempt the Everest of trying a classic author who wrote about the subject they habitually read into, in a popular vein. I do miss the point here. Classic writers don't tend to be able to build suspense, which is one of the things thriller readers are looking for (dare I say craving?).