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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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
ok. ich weiß nicht was ich erwartet habe. aber definitiv nicht das. wusste nicht dass es so grausig ist. :( ich versteh glaube ich noch nicht ganz was man da reininterpretieren könnte. muss mal mit jmd drüber sprechen
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment
Moderate: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Freaky ass cockroach stop gooning over ur sister
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
medium-paced
funny
mysterious
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
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was recommended by multiple friends and initiall I wasn't sure whether it would be my kind of thing (I haven't read many classics before and the concept was described as "weird") I genuinely enjoyed it and was surprised by how much I read in such a short time (I know it's a short book but I'm a pretty slow/impatient reader). Once you get over the main "weird" concept of the book being Gregor as a giant bug, the actual plot isn't that odd. The character is very reflective and even though I am very different from him, I related to his emotions and felt very empathetic/pitiful towards him throughout the book. At a lot of times throughout the book, I was annoyed at his family and basically ever other character except Gregor for how they treated him, their cruelty was so unnecessary even if they didn't understand the situation. I feel like this book has a lot of depth and metaphors within it that I haven't fully realised yet, maybe links to classism or ableism or mental health issues. I'm excited to discuss this book with my friends. I really liked how descriptive it was and I could hardly tell that it was written in 1912 (to be fair, I am reading the German to English translation), however I was slightly frustrated in chapter 1 as it took almost 20 pages for the main character to even get out of bed.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Violence