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kieranimo reviewed The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka: The Metamorphosis (1972, Bantam Books)

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.

David Swinstead replied to kieranimo's status

@kieranimo yooooo wheres the spoiler tag?? 😔

kieranimo replied to David Swinstead's status

@swinstead I wouldn’t consider that a material spoiler, it tells you nothing of the plot or what’s happening by the end… more of a warning before you commit to reading it.

Just realised you might've meant a different part, so I've added a tag either way.

@swinstead I wouldn’t consider that a material spoiler, it tells you nothing of the plot or what’s happening by the end… more of a warning before you commit to reading it.

Just realised you might've meant a different part, so I've added a tag either way.