Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

17 reviews

cat12345's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Eating disorder, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Grief, Body shaming, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

gabriella_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This ripping my heart out and stomped on it. It broke me. I know the obvious themes in this reflect on ableism but it also makes me think of caretaking more broadly (including eldercare and dementia) and it was just so tragic. I love the protagonist, he was so lovable and I almost cried multiple times reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Grief, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, and Classism

wuthrinheights's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I first read this story for my class and I read it again almost immediately. Today I reread it after years of not coming in contact with it, and I think it was better when I first read it.

The Metamorphosis was a strange, sad and almost funny (in a way that you pity him so much, you almost want to laugh at its absurdity) story. 

I couldn't help but feel that it was more than just a nonsensical fictional story, that it was symbolic of his own life. It felt a bit too personal, as if Kafka himself woke up one day feeling like a monster who disappointed his family, in which their confusion, fear, and worries quickly turned to resentment. My heart goes out to Kafka, I hope he's resting peacefully.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

kearneth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

A heartbreaking but beautiful reflection on society's and capitalis 's treatment of disabled people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

wendythecatwitch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Ableism, Body horror, Violence, Death, and Animal cruelty

lunar_witch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Torture, Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, and Confinement

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Body horror, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Abandonment, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Eating disorder

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

katethecatlady's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Chronic illness

oaxara's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism

pitedavid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Boken ger ett intressant perspektiv på hur man kan känna under ett liv vars allt man gör är beroende av ett job. Han är slav till kapitalismens system och blir utbränd. Han känner sig inte som en människa och går djupare och djupare.

Detta är ett intresant perspektiv med många olika tolkningar. Översattarna verkar respektera Kafkas visiob för boken och den läses så.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Ableism