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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
medium-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
An enjoyable translation of Metamorphosis, the letter to his Father gives insight on how this relationship inspired his writing
dark
reflective
sad
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
And somehow we all relate too well to a cockroach
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ho trovato questo libro profondamente riflessivo. Kafka riesce a far percepire in modo intenso il disagio di Gregor: le sue emozioni sono tangibili, il suo disgusto, la sua angoscia, si avvertono in ogni pagina. È un libro che può risultare “pesante”, ma solo perché racconta un disagio esistenziale autentico, che Kafka lascia volutamente aperto all’interpretazione personale.
Ed è proprio questo che ho apprezzato: la libertà di dare il mio significato alla storia. Non condividerò qui la mia interpretazione, perché credo sia giusto che ognuno ci legga ciò che sente, proprio come voleva Kafka.
Vi auguro una buona lettura e spero davvero che possiate immergervi nella sofferenza del protagonista, come è successo a me. Alla fine, questo libro mi ha fatto riflettere molto, e credo che tutti, almeno una volta nella vita, siamo stati, ci siamo sentiti, o magari lo siamo tuttora, un po’ come Gregor Samsa.
Ed è proprio questo che ho apprezzato: la libertà di dare il mio significato alla storia. Non condividerò qui la mia interpretazione, perché credo sia giusto che ognuno ci legga ciò che sente, proprio come voleva Kafka.
Vi auguro una buona lettura e spero davvero che possiate immergervi nella sofferenza del protagonista, come è successo a me. Alla fine, questo libro mi ha fatto riflettere molto, e credo che tutti, almeno una volta nella vita, siamo stati, ci siamo sentiti, o magari lo siamo tuttora, un po’ come Gregor Samsa.
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
not to be like every other edinburgh student who ‘loves to read’ but this was sick i loved everything about it a new favourite
i think the hazy dreamlike quality in these stories is probably my favourite thing to read in the whole world and i appreciated the juxtaposition of those and then the more tender and honest meditations and letter to his father. honestly just banging like hot take kafka is sick
i think the metamorphosis is obviously objectively the best and i see the hype but i also personally highly enjoyed in the penal colony and appreciated the change in setting from the other kafka that i have read !!! like i enjoyed not being in a musty city centre apartment and being somewhere totally new. my favourite thing about this whole book was probably the relationship in that story between the condemned man and the soldier charged with watching him that just really was the cherry on top of the whole thing
i think the hazy dreamlike quality in these stories is probably my favourite thing to read in the whole world and i appreciated the juxtaposition of those and then the more tender and honest meditations and letter to his father. honestly just banging like hot take kafka is sick
i think the metamorphosis is obviously objectively the best and i see the hype but i also personally highly enjoyed in the penal colony and appreciated the change in setting from the other kafka that i have read !!! like i enjoyed not being in a musty city centre apartment and being somewhere totally new. my favourite thing about this whole book was probably the relationship in that story between the condemned man and the soldier charged with watching him that just really was the cherry on top of the whole thing
Camus was right: you do need to read twice to understand Kafka, but that's part of the beauty