The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories by Franz Kafka

3.69 AVERAGE

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kayooo's review against another edition

2.5
mysterious reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mermelephant's review against another edition

2.0
This book was weird. I almost gave up half way thru cause I felt like it wasn't going anywhere. I usually give books 100 pages or so to see if I want to finish. It's so short I decided to keep going and I'm glad I did. It did get to the point and it was a sad one. It was thought provoking enough to be mildly interesting, but I will probably forget this book aside from my overall feeling of "it was weird" by next week.
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dottyladybug's review against another edition

4.5
dark mysterious medium-paced
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torintorin's review against another edition

4.0
I didn’t really think it was going to be about being a bug

victor_oli1999's review against another edition

4.5
fast-paced
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adler1818's review against another edition

2.75
dark slow-paced
I only truly enjoyed the Metamorphosis. i found most of his stories to have too many misogynistic undertones. 

I don’t think it’s fun to be a woman around him

bethbs's review against another edition

2.0
dark emotional fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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katchin_up's review against another edition

4.5
dark reflective sad slow-paced
Kafka has this dark, mysterious way of writing that kept me hooked from start to finish. It’s like I want to know more, I need to understand. Why, what happened, what were you going through when you wrote all these? And more importantly - what did all these stories mean to you?

Metamorphosis and Other Stories will surely be one of the books I will re-read as I grow older and interpret in different ways through different seasons. 

broadwaybaseball's review against another edition

5.0
challenging dark reflective sad

iri00's review against another edition

5.0
dark reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No