Reviews - The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

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The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka

3.68 AVERAGE

mills404's review against another edition

2.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

boowa22's review against another edition

4.0

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: Yes

midntrain's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bartv90's review against another edition

4.0

A combination of "what the heck am I reading" and "aww poor bug-man" went through my mind as I read this. There are many ways to interpret this novella on a deeper level, but aside from that, I loved how Kafka succeeds in making the reader quickly absorb the transformation of Gregor as a logical element of this work's setting. No fear of himself, no shock from what has happened to him, none of that. He just tries to live on as well as he can, and nothing more. In that regard, he is not the most important character, but a fascinating device in service to the other characters.

I will fully admit I read this as part of a final push towards my Goodreads goal because it's really short (not a great motivation), but it was certainly worth it, and I was going to read this classic story sooner or later anyway.