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The Metamorphosis - Community Reviews back

by Peter Kuper, National Geographic Learning
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Florencia
Florencia rated it 11 years ago
So, he woke up and found himself transformed into a big insect. That's something you don't read about everyday. I loved this novella. Kafka's well known for creating absurd and claustrophobic universes that a lot of us can relate to. The Metamorphosis is no exception. It has a lot of meanings, symbo...
Alex Hurst Reads
Alex Hurst Reads rated it 11 years ago
It might have been the translation, but this short story felt a bit flat in prose, despite the struggle between the characters. A very interesting short story that challenges our expectations of ourselves and others, the feelings of acceptance in periods of crisis and unusual circumstance, and the t...
everettpantaloons
everettpantaloons rated it 11 years ago
A comic adaptation of Kafka's famous story of the same name. It's what you'd expect from such an adaptation, really. There's not much new in the way of story (as is preferable with most adaptations) but the visual element actually takes away many of the things that made the text so good, e.g. the am...
Boston Bibliophile
Boston Bibliophile rated it 11 years ago
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009/11/graphic-novel-monday-metamorphosis-by.html
Wounded Child Prostitute
Wounded Child Prostitute rated it 11 years ago
The third - a must for the abyss or the island. Penguin bound. Yes, I'd use the knife if I had to. See: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/573530505
هزاميري
هزاميري rated it 11 years ago
مذهلة وقاتمة وتجعل الروح تنطبق
Anne's IntermittentroPolis
Anne's IntermittentroPolis rated it 11 years ago
The Metamorphosis's story centers around this small family who all depend on Gregor for sustenance. The day that he morphs inexorably into a giant dung beetle is ridiculous. The moment that he worries more about arriving late to work instead of about his body is even more absurd. However, people can...
Farnaz
Farnaz rated it 11 years ago
I enjoyed the book very much.
everettpantaloons
everettpantaloons rated it 11 years ago
(a) Read it twice in one day(b) would read it again (c) thoroughly enjoyed the analyses/explanatory notes/essays in the book's latter half (d) dreamt about the story(e) am still curiously pondering novel's meaning and purpose an entire day after reading itFive letters of the alphabet which earn The ...
Jenny's Book Bag
Jenny's Book Bag rated it 12 years ago
4 stars
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