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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’ve been meaning to read this for years, since it’s labeled a timeless classic by many. Plus, I love the concept behind the story; the whole bug metamorphosis. It was okay. Audiobook is pleasant to listen to but a lot of «he did this she said that». + Subtle sexism here and there. I don’t understand the purpose of describing the sisters body as curvy and beautiful by the end of the story. «…(she) stretched her young body» EW. I don’t know if those were age markers that indicated she was a child when the story started, but even more so disgusting. There’s a line earlier on that calls the mother and sister slender, so when he later says she became a woman it could be meant literally, as in «grown». To me it just sounds like bro Kafka got horny at some point and had to write down «voluptuous» while pulling his Richard. Like ok bro... Suggestive words and pointless information = horny? Likely.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse
Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Grief
Minor: Sexism
dark
funny
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
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it really is like that gregor u_u
medium-paced
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am the bug…
Metamorphosis: A fantastically tortured story with an exploration of familial obligations.
Penal colony: Descriptively disturbing. Exploring justice, the death penalty & fervent belief in one’s ideals.
The Judgment: My least favourite story of the three just because I didn’t connect to it or follow it with as much ease as the others.
Penal colony: Descriptively disturbing. Exploring justice, the death penalty & fervent belief in one’s ideals.
The Judgment: My least favourite story of the three just because I didn’t connect to it or follow it with as much ease as the others.
