20.5k reviews for:

The Metamorphosis, In the Penal Colony, and Other Stories

Franz Kafka

3.69 AVERAGE

smalldeadcow's review against another edition

5.0

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I have a lot more sympathy now for poor little traveling salesmen, even if I’ll still squash them when they’re in my room.

an_5's review against another edition

3.75

sad medium-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

dossary's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Wow, just wow. This is my first Kafka book and I’m seriously blown away, the way he writes is just so beautiful, dark and interesting.

The story is a classic and for good reason too such a gripping tale from beginning to ending filled with so many emotional moments that made me so sad when I was reading the book and the ending is just perfect. 

This is one of my favorite books of the year so far.

eiiiza08's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 1%

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Absolutely abismal 

skycladdelusion's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

steveishimx's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

jfrancesg's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

trashymarta's review against another edition

2.75

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sunflowersabrina's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Surprisingly emotional. Perhaps I connected too much with Gregor as a bug but he was such a good bug. He tried so hard. But in the end, he was still a bug. 

warlockexe's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes