wren_2 's review for:

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

5.0

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gregor samsa turns into a bug. family drama unfolds as those around him try to adjust to his new existence; it's strange, it's very matter of fact in presentation, and absolutely masterfully written. we're deeply drawn into the samsaroach's perspective, as a story about the worth of family in profit-driven society (maybe? so many ways to read this one!) begins to work its way through the margins of the samsa family. or is it a story about alienation? or is it a story about sexual repression? or is it a story about gender? or is it a story about theology? or is it about identity? or is it.......