/lit/ - Literature

Franz Kafka "Amerika"
I need someone to explain Kafka to me.
People told me to read him and to read "Metamorphosis". I have not read that but i read "Hunger artist" and liked it so when Amerika came across my desk i read straight through.

I wanna be clear its not that i hate Kafka, its that people have always said this or that is "Kafkaesque" so i was not getting what they meant i thought kafka had some deep understanding or profound irony but after reading his work i don't see any irony or metaphors all i see is blunt criticisms that show no more insight then a teenager might stumble upon.
Also why do hipsters love his shit? He basically said they are naive idealists that will walk into gas chamber if someone promises them a job.