Reviews - The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories

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The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories

Franz Kafka

3.69 AVERAGE

nzxhrx's review against another edition

4.5

emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

austinsew08's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective fast-paced

hana_akaza's review against another edition

1.0

I wish I gave less honestly

miepreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

3,7. Dit boek uitgelezen op de trein van Barcelona naar Brussel. Ik betrapte me er soms op dat ik afdwaalde wanneer ik las. Ik miste wat actie tijdens het lezen. Achteraf heb je natuurlijk door dat het net draait rond een tekort aan actie en je doet stilstaan bij de banaliteit, maar toch complexiteit van onze maatschappelijke verwachtingen. Een boek om over na te denken. Dat zoeken en nadenken vind ik wel leuk. Ik was wel een beetje underwhelmed over het algemeen. Misschien omdat Kafka zo vaak wordt geprezen?

ags108's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

billy_dark's review against another edition

2.0

dark reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I read this in college, along with some other Kafka, I believe in a Magical Realism class. I don't know about this one. It was too long for the message. It's absurdism, I guess. Gregor was no longer human when he could no longer provide for the family. They slowly turned on him when he was useless and became a burden. I'm not great with finding the deeper meaning and metaphors. I don't particularly like stories with little dialogue and a lot of descriptions like this. There really wasn't much of a story.