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Metamorphosis

Franz Kafka

3.68 AVERAGE


It probably ... deserves 5 stars honestly I just didn’t know what was going on ever?

Idk what I read but the ending highkey had me feeling bad for bug man so giving an extra star for that.
dark

Samsa's family literally said: I would not love you if you were a worm.

Kinda hilarious and weird, and depressing too. A mix of many things in not too many pages. I guess it's worth reading it because it is so fast and easy, but it is kind of weird at the same time.

Also what was up with the sister? I was so confused with her manner's change not gonna lie. What a family, but if I woke up and saw a huge ass bug in the middle of my brother's room I would kill it without thinking about it twice, let's be honest here.

Anyways read it just to say that you have read it!
JK it was okay, nice metaphor but it was weird over all, imo.
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

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

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.
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
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
sad fast-paced