Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

18 reviews

randofos's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

The titular nivel, metamorphosis, was fantastic! The Stoker and the Penal Colony was also great, while the collection of short stories wasn't as gripping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Vomit

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

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

megxn07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Mental illness

jeslis's review against another edition

tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Notes:
- Kafka's imagery is extremely vivid and harrowing despite surrounding somewhat mundane settings.
- I feel like Kafka is a good classic to start with and analyse once you know his biographical history — themes of parenthood, fear, horror to do with the mundane world, bureaucracy, etc.
- Some favs from this collection: Metamorphosis, Before The Law, The Coal-Scuttle Rider, Children on the Country Road.
- There were some I didn't really care much about though so final ranking for overall enjoyment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture

kers_tin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Colonisation, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Body horror, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Classism

megselyane's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Confinement

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Ableism, and Gore

lizardteeth's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

• Negative one star on personal review
• Personal review is as following:
  • 'I hated this story. Woe is me, a poor man. I just work and now I am bug. I must now reflect as everyone shoes me away as they once were afraid to. Oh yeah and my sister is mighty fine if you know what I mean. Gross.'

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Animal death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

lynxpardinus's review against another edition

challenging dark funny reflective

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Ableism, Animal cruelty, Torture, Animal death, Death, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Death of parent, Excrement, Misogyny, Murder, and Racism

peachyprarthna's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Torture