kieranimo reviewed The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella written by Franz Kafka which was first …
Ruined by weird sexism at the end
3 stars
Content warning Brief mention of a couple of plot points
I was enjoying this, in parts. Gregor's insect thoughts are funny, but there's a blatant difference between how the mother and sister are talked about compared to the father which was always a bit off-putting.
Then, in the last few sentences, a sudden fixation on the sister's "young body" ruins it. Gross, weird, and unnecessary.
