Metamorphosis
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- Author：Franz Kafka
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Summary
'I cannot make you understand。 I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me。 I cannot even explain it to myself。'
Featuring an ordinary man who wakes up to find himself turned into a giant cockroach， Kafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour， Metamorphosis， is brought together here with the best of his short stories。
Featuring an ordinary man who wakes up to find himself turned into a giant cockroach， Kafka's masterpiece of unease and black humour， Metamorphosis， is brought together here with the best of his short stories。
Reviews
Ines Ricardo
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[Li em português e em formato ebook]Apesar de ter sido publicado pela primeira vez em 1915， continua a ser um livro que se adapta perfeitamente à sociedade atual。 Todo o livro é uma metáfora que pretende criticar a sociedade， nomeadamente a sua mesquinhez， “interesseirismo” e existência de preconceitos。
Leila
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L’alièné n’est pas celui qu’on croit， un récit mêlant absurde et banalité moderne qui interroge sur ce qu’il reste d’humain dans les sociétés capitalistes。
Chris
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The writing was nice， and very digestible。 What makes this book a worth it read is the family’s turn to complete disgust of Gregor， a reflection on human selfishness。 If you think your life is bad try comparing yourself to Gregor’s。
Natalia Saez Antilef
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Un libro de análisis， realmente nunca sabes si le pasó lo que le pasó o solo se sentía como tal。。。
Justy
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When I was reading， in some moments I caught myself thinkink about the absurdity which is the book filled with。 It was interesting to read it， but as I have finished it， I am way more confused than happy about reading it。
Erin Young
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2nd Xmas tbr read
Apoorva Ranade
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Pretty abstract， and took some time to mull over this one。 While the story is simple， the complexity of the emotions of all the involved characters are open to so many interpretations。
ava
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“But how would things go if now all tranquillity， all prosper-ity， all contentment should come to a horrible end？”
Sree Vishnu Vishnu
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Don't blame me if you get suicide thoughts 🤙 Don't blame me if you get suicide thoughts 🤙 。。。more
Adon
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Man turns into bug。 What's not to like？ Man turns into bug。 What's not to like？ 。。。more
Muneera Al Bastaki
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Expected more， it really is up to the reader whether they want to dig deep into understanding the themes and metaphors or not。
Kelly Della Peste
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Leído en el liceo， no tiene el mismo sentido que en la adultez。 Hermoso
Martina
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È un libro che lascia abbastanza perplessi。 Il racconto si protende su uno sfondo velato di tristezza e malinconia。 L'autore riesce a rendere benissimo le sensazioni e le emozioni dal punto di vista del protagonista （le descrive in maniera talmente dettagliata che ad un certo punto della narrazione ci si chiede come faccia， dato che si sta parlando di un insetto， e non di un semplice essere umano）。Ha una fine molto triste， induce sicuramente al ragionamento。 È un libro che lascia abbastanza perplessi。 Il racconto si protende su uno sfondo velato di tristezza e malinconia。 L'autore riesce a rendere benissimo le sensazioni e le emozioni dal punto di vista del protagonista （le descrive in maniera talmente dettagliata che ad un certo punto della narrazione ci si chiede come faccia， dato che si sta parlando di un insetto， e non di un semplice essere umano）。Ha una fine molto triste， induce sicuramente al ragionamento。 。。。more
Albert
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Està força bé。 No es tampoc el millor llibre que hagi llegit mai， però per mi， és un bon llibre。Dona molt que pensar， segons com interpretis la història。 Replanteja punts importants com la importància del malalt com la dels cuidadors。
Aditya Sharma
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Yeah I get it， this is a classic， and it’s a metaphor/ allegory/ symbolic story etc etcFact is that reading it was a solid ‘meh’ experience for me。At first I was going to rate it higher because it’s really old， but then I realised that White Fang is a decade older so that just seems like a poor excuse…
kenny thompson
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No longer a productive member of a capitalist society， Gregor is proven to be an expendable asset to the workforce and isolated by his family。- Could definitely be an allegory for the alienation of marginalized communities from the workforce- or maybe the futility of （and mindlessness behind） modern activism and charity:I was most interested by Grete and Mrs。 Samsa。 They really showed that there is a limit to sympathy。 Grete took on a charitable role in which she fed and cleaned up after Gregor。 No longer a productive member of a capitalist society， Gregor is proven to be an expendable asset to the workforce and isolated by his family。- Could definitely be an allegory for the alienation of marginalized communities from the workforce- or maybe the futility of （and mindlessness behind） modern activism and charity:I was most interested by Grete and Mrs。 Samsa。 They really showed that there is a limit to sympathy。 Grete took on a charitable role in which she fed and cleaned up after Gregor。 But there was this disconnect between what she thought would help him and what he actually wanted。 This phenomenon reminded me of how activism often mishears the needs of marginalized communities and insists upon different courses of action （i。e。 superficial fixes to larger issues at play）。 Mrs。 Samsa pitied Gregor in a way that reminded me of how we treat homeless people。 She would express her pity so openly， yet would run in the opposite direction and scream in disgust upon the sight of him。 Despite people’s charity， we won’t hesitate to antagonize and dehumanize those subject to poverty。 In the end， Grete and Mrs。 Samsa were relieved to see him gone。 Regardless of how much effort they put into pitying him or feeding him… regardless of how much they would insist that they still loved him… Gregor was merely a burden to their livelihood。 。。。more
jet
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honestly being a bug doesn’t sound THAT bad …
Aaron
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I am not one who delves into allegory。 I’m of the opinion that if you have something to say， you don’t cover it in obscurity and hope that someone divines its proper meaning。 But then where would that leave all the literature professors of the world？ Even so， I enjoyed this book to the extent that I can enjoy that which is morose and depressing。 And， as I gather， this story didn’t garner much appreciation while Kafka was alive， so it seems that its surrealism has been posthumously thrust into th I am not one who delves into allegory。 I’m of the opinion that if you have something to say， you don’t cover it in obscurity and hope that someone divines its proper meaning。 But then where would that leave all the literature professors of the world？ Even so， I enjoyed this book to the extent that I can enjoy that which is morose and depressing。 And， as I gather， this story didn’t garner much appreciation while Kafka was alive， so it seems that its surrealism has been posthumously thrust into the limelight and given a life of its own。 Which is fine， but for me it’s just a weirdly depressing little story。 。。。more
Hani
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 رواية حزينة جدا لدرجة ان تجبرك على التعاطف مع حشرة، متأكد انك ماراح تنسى الروايه طول عمرك، اكثر شي محزن فيها انه يفهم على اهله لكن هم ما يفهمون عليه، ومع اساءتهم له الا انه ضل يحبهم ومايرد الاساءه، والاحزن من ذا كله انه كان يعمل ويتعب عشان يسدد ديون ابوه وبعد ما تحول لحشره ابوه كرهه وحاول يقتله، في نفس الوقت تقدر تتفهم ابوه وتقول في نفسك ان معذور شوي، مشاعرك مختلطه وانت تقرا لكن الحزن بيسيطر عليك، التقييم ٤ لان الترجمة سيئة نوعا ما
Elio
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Rel
Ana Luiza
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Passei o livro todo tentando entender qual analogia estava sendo feita pra poder entender melhor qual era a crítica do autor， não consegui。 Entrei no goodreads e li uma review q fez muito sentido em relação ao Gregor em forma de barata ser simplesmente uma pessoa doente e faz todo o sentido。No começo tava bem difícil dizer q era uma leitura q eu tava amando， mas pro fim eu já tava bem ligada à história e satisfeita por não estar lendo um livro de ficção que quer ser um livro de autoajuda。
Luca
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I cannot make you understand。 I cannot make anyone understand what is happening inside me。 I cannot even explain it to myself。this happened to my buddy eric
Josh Starr
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Ich habe das auf Deutsch und Englisch gelesen， damit ich es besser verstehen konnte。Ich denke， es ist sehr interessant。 Gregors Verwandlung gibt einen Kommentar zur Familie und wie sich der eigene Nutzen auf die Familiensicht auswirkt。 Ich denke auch， dass es bei Mutter， Vater und Schwester eine wichtige Veränderung gibt， die zeigt， dass sie im Laufe der Arbeit weniger abhängig von Gregor werden。 Sein Tod befreit sie， obwohl sein Leben sie zuvor stabil gehalten hatte。
Sophia
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Warum ein Käfer？？？
Joyful Mimi
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Well， 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。
Fatima Machkour
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uno dei miei libri preferiti， la sua scrittura è inconfondibile
Extrenutelista
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Realmente engancha la angustia que genera este libro。 Para pensar。
Cameron
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How I feel waking up at 2pm every day
Saksham Gopal
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Metamorphosis is a short but powerful read。 On the surface， the novel appears to be about a man who is slowly transforming into a bug-like creature， but I believe the real character of this tale was his sister， Grete。 When the narrative begins， she is a carefree teen with little sense of responsibility， but when her brother undergoes an unwelcome shift， everything in her life changes。 She is now burdened by his brother's and mother's obligations， and she is slowly changing and maturing into a fi Metamorphosis is a short but powerful read。 On the surface， the novel appears to be about a man who is slowly transforming into a bug-like creature， but I believe the real character of this tale was his sister， Grete。 When the narrative begins， she is a carefree teen with little sense of responsibility， but when her brother undergoes an unwelcome shift， everything in her life changes。 She is now burdened by his brother's and mother's obligations， and she is slowly changing and maturing into a fine young woman as a result。 The novels' other themes included extreme authority （boss/clerk）， existential crisis （family began regretting their son）， the hardship a solitary earner confronts， and even dishonor when he is no longer valuable to his family。 Kafka skillfully demonstrated the genuine facet of society in this very short tale， even the ones you call family will not bear the sight of you once you become a burden on them， one of the scariest aspects of working for a middle-class family。 If I were to summarise this work in a single statement， it would be "frightening but the truly terrible depiction of family。" 。。。more
James Wang
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This book is just odd。 Kafka is odd。 Maybe a better term would be misunderstood or a genius。 In any case， I’m just perplexed by the absurdity of The Metamorphosis。 Like many others， I’m not entirely sure what the point of the book is， but maybe that’s up for interpretation。Perhaps it’s how work has consumed our everyday lives in capitalistic society that even after we turn into a bug， our first thought is to still go to work。 Maybe it’s a reflection of generational gaps and how the more we chan This book is just odd。 Kafka is odd。 Maybe a better term would be misunderstood or a genius。 In any case， I’m just perplexed by the absurdity of The Metamorphosis。 Like many others， I’m not entirely sure what the point of the book is， but maybe that’s up for interpretation。Perhaps it’s how work has consumed our everyday lives in capitalistic society that even after we turn into a bug， our first thought is to still go to work。 Maybe it’s a reflection of generational gaps and how the more we change， the more distant we may become from our families and the less they will accept us （also a chance this is representative of mental health illnesses or people changing genders or having nontraditional forms of love）。 Or it could be representative of how quickly our lot in the world changes and that those that depend on us may change their minds all of a sudden…In any case， I’m probably reading too much into it。 I enjoyed the short story that aims to provoke absurdity， and I’ll keep it at that。 。。。more
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Metamorphosis
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Metamorphosis&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Metamorphosis&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0