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A review by deebythedee
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
4.5
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.
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.