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The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that in bed he had been changed into a monstrous verminous bug. He lay on his armour-hard back and saw, as he lifted his head up a little, his brown, arched abdomen divided up into rigid bow-like sections. From this height the blanket, just about ready to slide off completely, could hardly stay in place. His numerous legs, pitifully thin in comparison to the rest of his circumference, flickered helplessly before his eyes.
I do love a Franz Kafka and although I have read this before, I hadn't listened to the Audible audiobook version, which I came across in my recommended listens today.
The story is a simple on. Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself changed into a giant insect. What ensues is somewhat of a farce with elements of the horror of the situation too. A variety of characters come to the house, including his boss who is alerted to the situation by Gregor not making the usual train to work.
His family struggle to adapt to the new, bizarre, situation and also must make up for the lost wages in order to feed themselves and Gregor new, strange, apetite.
It's ultimately a bleak listen, as you would expect. The only criticism is that the narrator was rather monotone and lacked any real energy. 3 1/2 stars.
I do love a Franz Kafka and although I have read this before, I hadn't listened to the Audible audiobook version, which I came across in my recommended listens today.
The story is a simple on. Gregor Samsa wakes up to find himself changed into a giant insect. What ensues is somewhat of a farce with elements of the horror of the situation too. A variety of characters come to the house, including his boss who is alerted to the situation by Gregor not making the usual train to work.
His family struggle to adapt to the new, bizarre, situation and also must make up for the lost wages in order to feed themselves and Gregor new, strange, apetite.
It's ultimately a bleak listen, as you would expect. The only criticism is that the narrator was rather monotone and lacked any real energy. 3 1/2 stars.