The Metamorphosis | 
pickI love how Kafka explores heart wrenching themes and changes Gregor goes through (excluding the PHYSICAL metamorphosis) with such an absurd premise. Almost gives the impression that it is the sort of thing your next door neighbour could be going through, and you would never know.
“…he seized in his right hand the stick the clerk had left on a chair … with his left hand took a large newspaper from the table, and began to drive Gregor back into his room by waving the stick and the newspaper at him and stamping his feet. No pleading from Gregor helped, and no one understood him; however meekly he turned his head, his father only stamped his feet harder.” tragedy of Kafka and a Father even of his own creation
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1st sentence: “One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin.“
If that doesn't grab one's attention, what will? We may not wake up as physical vermin (thank goodness), but we all know what it feels like to wake up isolated from the world. A bold novella to read.
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For me, the most striking aspect is its portrayal of the human capacity for rejection and abandonment when faced with something unfamiliar or challenging. It poignantly captures how individuals, even those closest to us, might react when someone can no longer fulfill societal expectations. This raises thought-provoking questions about empathy, societal norms, and the complexities of human relationships.
Glad to have finally read this!
i feel like i was too stupid to actually understand metamorphosis sorry to disappoint...
pickIt took a lot of time to finish this book. It's not long, but I actually ruined the experience for me. I first read 30 pages of it in Jan 2022, then more 40 pages around middle of the 2022 and now I finally finished it.
I have so many thoughts about this book. Just like most of the Kafka's books, this also directly or indirectly portrays Kafka's own life and his relationships with his family.
(Continued in the comments)
pickWell, this sure was a weird and thought-provoking book.
It is about a man who wakes up to find himself an insect and it follows the effect this has on his family and how he comes to terms with the change and adapts to it.
I am assuming it is about feelings of alienation and being 'different'.
A short yet profound story.
pickWhat a phenomenal book. Comedic and heartbreaking. Such a compelling listen. Plus, it gives you so much to think about - and makes you empathise with insects too!
The narrator has done a wonderful job. This book is free in the Audible Plus catalogue (in case anyone is interested in listening to it).
pickA short but powerful tale. I was surprised by how I was drawn into the lives of Samsa family.
Thanks to @SerialReader for taking me through this tale in perfect sized pieces. It allowed me to digest what was happening before moving on to the next bit of the tale.
pickWell, I ended the year with this, an appropriate title, although I changed in a totally opposite sense. I loved this book from the standpoint of how believable this monstrous change was to Gregor, his family and, to me, as the reader.
pick🎧 Weirdest F-ing book this week. Man wakes up a bug. Made me want to buy a can of RAID! This one will linger. It had a lot to say. Short book. Enjoyed it. You should give it a listen, it‘s free in the audible catalog.
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pickRereading a wonderful book! It‘s short yet filled with intense existencial questions. A must read!
pickFinally read The Metamorphosis. My second exposure to Kafka after The Trial. I enjoyed this one much more. Short, sweet, though very opaque. Nonetheless enjoyable though. I think it was about society‘s abandonment of those who can‘t contribute...or something, but hell, I don‘t really know. Made a more in-depth review of it on my YouTube channel which you can watch at:
https://youtu.be/y2EhK7_hunY
pickIt‘s creepy but awesome. I like the after effects of reading the book. Keeps you lingering on the details and makes you think, relate to reality. The blending of magical and the real world, is incredible. This is my first time reading Kafka. Ready for more.
pickI read this around February 2020. I remember the themes of Kafka‘s novella hitting me rather hard at the time, as I had just switched jobs and had this feeling of impending doom with the transition. A feeling that I was living my life wrong, transitioning from mindless work I so detested into an environment that provided nothing short of the same. I thought, one day I‘ll wake up and find myself with nothing worthwhile to reflect upon, insectile.
pickProbably one of the most interesting surreal stories I've ever read.
pickI finished this book awhile ago and haven‘t been very active. I am always humbled by how much classic literature I need to catch up on and this story is a great example of that. While reading I kept thinking, even family can be too uncomfortable with any drastic changes in personal lives. Too disown a child because of the way they have transformed just made me sad. I thought of all the ppl who change physically to match how they feel inside 😔
pickI read this because another Litten had posted about it. I know it‘s regarded as a classic so I read it. This clearly confirms that I must read only for entertainment because any deep meaning was clearly lost to me. I actually enjoyed the story but as far as catching all the themes thank goodness for Sparknotes. This was indeed a weird one.
pickFunny and a little terrifying haha
Worth the quick read (or listen) I think
“When Gregor Samsa woke one morning from troubled dreams, he found he had been transformed-in his bed- into a kind of giant bug.” 🦗
“A non-writing writer is a monster courting insanity.” ~ Franz Kafka
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Where has this fresh-faced, Weezer-loving Youth gone?
Don‘t worry. It‘s still me. Just a little bit older. And now I‘m a cat. 🤷♀️
pickThe beginning made me laugh, the idea of Gregor waking up to have been transformed into a grotesque insect and the first thing he stresses about is getting to work on time was humorous to me. But then it saddened me.
I think The Metamorphosis fits. I know what surrealist art is but not as sure with books
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1. The Metamorphosis by Frank Kafka in my English college class.
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pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Well, that was fucking weird. Gregor Samsa turns into a giant roach. His family is appropriately appalled, yet seems mostly concerned that his income will cease. His sister tries to take care of him, but the isolation and alienation wear heavily on his awkward body. Gregor conforms to his new existence though his human thoughts stay intact. Trapped. It‘s actually quite horrifying.
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• the morning in a big chair by a fire
• I‘ve really enjoyed everything I‘ve read so far, so technically best: Three Dark Crowns worst: Metamorphosis
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pickFinally someone has answered the age old question: how would a bourgeois bloke get back to work after waking as a monstrous cockroach?
These were the books chosen by #LitsyATXReadersSociety for our November topic, “Something you‘ve been meaning to read.” Quite a varied range!
Next meeting is Dec 21st, topic is Banned or Controversial books. We‘re going to meet in the cafe and do a cookie swap. I‘ll post more about it in Slack.
“I cannot make you understand. I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me. I cannot even explain it to myself”
so-soThis is a short book, just 50 odd pages and a free download as it is now in the public domain so it felt like a no brainer to get myself a copy and will away an hour.
See my full review here:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3031560212
pickAn interesting read on serial reader although I wouldn't call it a horror. It was weird and a bit creepy but not scary
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pickNow this book is a maze! Leaves you with more questions than answers. Every reader would decipher this Kafka aka Mr Riddler's Masterpiece in their own ways. Felt like a story going in mind of a person comatosed one sudden day metaphored as the protagonist waking up as a giant bug.It displays feelings of isolation and inferiority. Also how sometimes in ager we forget conditions or situations others maybe in and act against them & then later regret.
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