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Well-Read Weekend · Apr 16, 2026

April's Well-Read Weekend

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This month we will be reading…

The Trial

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In Franz Kafka’s 1914 novel The Trial, a banker is arrested and put on trial for something he knows nothing about. How can someone defend themselves against overreaching bureaucracy? Kafka explores this question in the same chilling fashion he uses in his other works.

You can find this book for purchase here.

You can find the e-book for purchase here or for free here.

You can also find it in audio form here or for free here.

Be sure to return to this post once you’re done reading and comment below to get the discussion started.

What were your favorite scenes or characters? What’s your favorite quote from this work? If you’re re-reading it, how has your understanding changed in this reread?

Your Well-Read Weekend starts April 18th.

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