Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Metamorphosis and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

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

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

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

zauet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Incest

J'ai adoré ! surtout parceque malgré que le livre soit plutôt court on peux l'enrichir a l'aide de théories, sur les origines et impact de cette métamorphose, ou de la façon de l'interpréter

abken's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

Very dark tale of alienating. Characters, events, intentions are not justified, but I think it is more metaphorical/allegorical, so it was not the point to have complex characters that make sense as in a regular magical realism/fantasy work. This was very page-effective and didn't need more complexity or it would have turned into a more literal tale of the literal experience of person turning into a bug and the family's coping instead of a metaphor to alienation and how

socially alienated or depressed people in general feel like - it was not his family who alienated from him, but in my opinion it was about how he felt and how he thought that his death would make them happy again

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Abandonment

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

carseatwarmers's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Confinement and Injury/Injury detail

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

biobeetle's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Mental illness

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, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

clovetra'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
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

oh wow how i loved this.
let me first off say this was given to me through a giveaway here on StoryGraph, and i am so thankful for audrey for giving me this!
this was my first audiobook, and boy was it a treat
i loved not only the story, but the narration techniques, the music, and how i could truly *feel* gregor's despair. also ngl audrey's little recaps are a blessing.
the story itself was so beautiful. i loved how simple it was to grasp the underlying metaphor, yet i could still easily fall in love. kafka's writing has a sort of lyrical sense to it, and im addicted.
also i loved how pathetic gregor was.
i just loved everything about this. i cant put into words why greatly, i just really had a good time reading this.
also this made me cry and literally only 2 other books have done that to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Animal death, Violence, Excrement, and Injury/Injury detail

joensign's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Abandonment

aliceintheuk4's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The simplistic style of writing paired with the bizarre subject matter is what makes this book truly brilliant. 
I find the story of Gregor turning into a cockroach can be used as a metaphor for so many things; dehumanisation of the working man, neoliberalism, mental illness and disability amongst others. I do think despite the fact that none of us are going to be turning into bugs anytime soon, most people will be able to relate to Gregor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement