A review by bohdi
Letter to His Father by Franz Kafka

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

This is an interesting retrospective of the relationship between father and son. Throughout the letter we explore their dynamic with one another and their relationship to the world around them. Kafka’s ability to reflect on his father’s actions and their impact on his life was insightful and raw. Overall I enjoyed the book, although it felt at times like an invasion of privacy, as this letter was not addressed to me. Speaking of this, I felt sections fell flat because its purpose was not to entertain but to have a discussion with his father therefore it was dull at parts in comparison to a book like ‘on earth we are briefly gorgeous’, which is similar in that it is also a letter to a parent discussing their lives. However I felt that it did a better job at keeping the reader captivated in the story.