19.8k reviews for:

Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

3.68 AVERAGE

elegianoturna's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional 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

thearcher's review against another edition

4.0

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“would you still love me if i was a monstrous insect”? yes, sister, i would

deebythedee's review against another edition

4.5

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I really enjoyed this classic novella.

It’s about a man who wakes up one morning to find that he has turned into a beetle, and given the subject matter, I was expecting it to be a bit dark and depressing.

However, it’s actually a surprisingly fun read. There’s a great sense of humour to the writing, the premise is absurd and the characters are all quite mad!

It is a tragic story too of course, and the subtext of the man’s difficult relationship with his family is very sad, but I found this to be one of the most readable classics, and in fact, as soon as I got to the end I started it again from the beginning straight away.

soficarvinu_23's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cwarman17's review against another edition

3.25

dark reflective 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

zlnio's review against another edition

5.0

sad fast-paced

ireneli511's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

symondrake's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad 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: Complicated

oreosv's review against another edition

4.25

challenging mysterious 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: Yes

yousdont's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes