3.5 rating. This was a tough read for me. And I can't say that I enjoyed it. But I respect its place in classic literature and as a challenge for a reader, such as myself, that has a hard time with symbolism in story telling. I want to know exactly what the author meant! It makes me crazy to know that there is a swirling mist of grey area STILL by the end of the book! 
 I realized early on, that this was not written to be taken at face value. I still struggled with the circular arguments regarding a trial and legal system that were never actually specified. Arguments to do with a symbolic "something" make my stomach turn, which may have been Kafka's intention. I read somewhere that he likened this book to or at least admired Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment and this book did give me the same feelings of unease and claustrophobia. 
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 I have come to the conclusion that Josef K. was putting himself on trial. The ravings about never being let off the hook and finding a reprieve only to be taken up again sound very much like a troubled person's emotional roller coaster. All of the people that were supposedly watching or spying on him and holding him in judgement could account for the character's self-consciousness and guilt. 
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 Bottom line: I'm glad I read it. I'm glad it's over.