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Well, 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.

What 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).

A 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.

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.

🎧 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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Rereading a wonderful book! It‘s short yet filled with intense existencial questions. A must read!

Finally 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

It‘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.

I 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.

Probably one of the most interesting surreal stories I've ever read.

Not Good ! I did not like it

I 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 😔

Imaginative but somewhat deranged.

I 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.

Funny and a little terrifying haha
Worth the quick read (or listen) I think

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“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

Folks, Could you please elucidate why is this considered a classic?

If you change your Litsy photo & you don‘t have an existential crisis, have you really even changed your Litsy photo? 😅

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. 🤷‍♀️

The 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.

For my Mug Challenge ☕️📖🦗

I think The Metamorphosis fits. I know what surrealist art is but not as sure with books

1. I want to visit any place I haven‘t been yet. If money and vacation time were unlimited I‘d love to go to New Zealand. With travel limited right now I don‘t have any plans.
2. I‘m grateful for supportive friends! And air conditioning because it has been 90 degrees here this week.
3. Thanks for tagging me @OriginalCyn620

#ThankfulThursday
@Cosmos_Moon

#MagicalMay #InsectsOnCover
@Eggs

#manicmonday #letterF @JoScho

(book) The Fifth Season - N.K. Jemisin
(author) Franz Kafka (see tagged)
(movie/tv) Frank
(singer/band) Fleetwood Mac
(song) Flesh Without Blood - Grimes ( https://youtu.be/Tv9YoYCKNoE )

1. The Metamorphosis by Frank Kafka in my English college class.

2. I can speak, read, and write a little bit of French and Spanish, but don‘t read books in those languages. Wish I could!

3. I‘ll tag @eeclayton and @WhatWouldJaneDo
Thanks for the tag @CoffeeK8 !
@TheSpineView
#Two4Tuesday

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 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.

#classicschallenge2020

• eclectic, constant, and necessary (this was hard, I don‘t know if it makes sense)
• 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

#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

@merelybookish Thanks Margot for the Christmas card and super cool bookmark! I love the Kafka bean 😃 Hope your holidays have been good!

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”

Whomst among us has not felt like a loathesome beetle??

This 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

An interesting read on serial reader although I wouldn't call it a horror. It was weird and a bit creepy but not scary

Day 2 of #7days7covers #covercrush
Today I invite @BookNik to play if you'd like. Share covers that you like for 7 days, no explanation needed, and invite someone else to play along.

Now 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.

On a journey with Gregor Samsa!

This is the first book I remember reading set in #Germany I was in middle school, this was the cover art on my father‘s edition that I borrowed. #letstravelaugust @OriginalCyn620 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I know! I know! It's a classic. But I found it extremely disturbing. I've read it twice, and still didn't like it.

Family man Gregor wakes up a bug, and his primary concern is being late to work (relatable!), but he soon realizes he has much more worrisome issues.

As much as I don‘t like how his family treated him after the “metamorphosis”, I couldn‘t help thinking that if I were them, Gregor would probably be dead before I realized what I‘d done. Then again, the point of this novella is to make you think about those things.

Also, what bedroom has 3 doors?

Step 1 of #ReadLikeRory...

Subscribe to as many #SerialReader books as I can find (so far, I‘m at about 20). 😂

Starting with the tagged, since it‘s the shortest!

Happy birthday Frank Kafka！
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/social-security-denies-gregor-samsas-disabil...

Very strange and fantanstic, but has a deep meaning

I didn‘t like this as much as I was hoping. Im not sure why, there was nothing ‘wrong‘ with it, it just didn‘t land with me the way I hoped. I enjoyed the Castle so much and this is like his most famous story. Perhaps it being so short meant I didn‘t have time to get into the world and interact with it in a deep way? It felt more odd than profound to me, like there was something I just wasn‘t connecting with even tho I‘m sure it was there.

April 14 2019: Happy birthday, Peter Capaldi: a brilliant actor, a wonderful man, and a talented artist. He designed this cover of The Metamorphosis for an auction back in 2017.
(On a related note, he directed an Oscar-winning short film called Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life.)

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Y‘all this was so sad 😭

I really like how after Gregor realizes he's a bug, he's chiefly concerned about being late for work.