The Trial, Franz Kafka
It took me two attempts to finish this. The main character is arrested, that is one of the few things that is clear. The charges, the way the trial is to be conducted, the identities of others involved remain obscure both to the reader and the accused. He rallies against this but none of his actions are affective. It seems to me a perculiar way to organise a legal system. It is also peculiar that he is constantly surprised by the workings of a city where he has lived his whole life.
