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Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it

8 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

This short story is beyond weird. I mean it super is, but it really kept my attention. It's like nothing I remember reading before. I won't soon forget it.

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Philosophical Musings of a Book Nerd rated it

9 years ago

text Society's Burdens

Normally I would try to write my post fairly soon after I have read a particular piece of literature, however in this instance I was meeting up with a book club today so I decided that I would hold off until after I have been to the group. I must say that this group is quite different than the other...

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Edward rated it

10 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

PrefaceIntroduction, by Stanley CorngoldA Chronology of Franz Kafka's Life--The MetamorphosisBackgrounds:From 'Wedding Preparations in the Country'Letters and DiariesCritical Essays:The I Without a Self, by W. H. Auden"I Always Wanted You to Admire My Fasting"; or, Looking at Kafka, by Philip RothFr...

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Book Ramblings rated it

10 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

“As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect.”This very effective opening sentence entirely encapsulates everything I knew about this story prior to reading it. I remember as a teenager watching a few minutes of Steven Berkoff’s...

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Poisoning with words rated it

10 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

Leído para el 2015 Reading Challenge #42: Un libro que tengas y no hayas leído.En estos momentos me siento terrible. No puedo evitar ver las calificaciones altísimas que todos los demás le han dado a este libro y preguntarme: ¿qué vieron ellos que no vi yo? Tenía este libro agarrando polvo en mi bib...

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mashahsam rated it

11 years ago

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Ecletic Reader rated it

11 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

The story itself wasn't bad. I enjoyed it, but I was not excited about it. This particular edition would be great for a literature class or a literature major; but it contains way too much for an average reader. About three quarters of the edition is devoted to critical essays of the story, analysis...

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Fangirls Ahead! rated it

11 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

Quite an interesting story, I have to say. And quite a memorable first sentence.

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LunaLuss rated it

11 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

This is a captivating story about the deterioration of a young man. Gregor change from a young man full of promise to a 'corpse' unable to sustain neither himself not his family. With this change, the true nature of his relatives comes to the fore. Instead of taking care of him, his family neglects ...

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My Reading World! rated it

11 years ago

text The Metamorphosis

الرواية لم تخل من الكآبة والضيق والتشاؤم لكن رغم ذلك فهي جسدت حالة العجز، أي عندما يتعذر الإنسان عن ممارسة عمله اليومي و خصوصا الذي يدر عليه دخلا ماديا بسبب مرض أو إعاقة تفرض عليه ملازمةالفراش، هنا يصبح الإنسان نكرة بلا دور و لا أهمية داخل أسرتة و مجتمعه..

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