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Summary: Interesting
Review: The first time I read this book (yes, I've read it more than once) it was for school and I had no real choice, so I didn't put much into it. Now, however, one year later, I find my self reading it again and discussing it in another class. I can't say that I've ever really enjoyed "The Metamorphosis," but I still gave it a "9" for a rating. The book was so well written. I found myself becoming so angry with Gregor's family and I was putting myself into this beetle's shoes. I feel silly saying this, but I could empathize with him. It's like watching a good movie and crying when the main character cries. You put yourself into their shoes and "feel their pain," so to speak. Kafka did a wonderful job of keeping my attention and making me feel involved in the story, a very tough task, seeing as I hate reading.
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Summary: A MIND-BOGGLING BOOK FOR THOSE WHO ARE TERMINALLY ENSCONCED
Review: I would take an umbrance if a cockroach or some other pest woke me up in the morning. The fact that Samsa took his destiny to heart and made sense of his grotesque transformation makes me feel that the obvious in this world is still not a foregone conclusion.The book is as ticklish to ensconced sensibilities as are cockroach feelers.
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Summary: GREAT BOOK!
Review: Great book! People that give it between a 1-5 just don't realize good work! Depressing story, but tragically honest.
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Summary: Boring, Slow Moving Book
Review: I feel that the story was rather boring and the only reason I read the whole book was because it was a school assignment. I dont recomend reading this book unless it is the only book left in the world and you have nothing better to do than read.
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Summary: Kafka humorously and sadly plays with the surreal.
Review: Although Gregor is a vermin, he shares with all of us the experience of absurdity in the face of seemingly mundane daily activities. Because of Gregor's metamorphosis, he is no longer able to be productive in a world that places value on the usefulness of its people. Soon Gregor learns that his formerly held expectations of both society and his family are not what they seemed. Ironically, he is only able to discern this after becoming a vermin. Kafka shows us through absurdity that truth is stranger than fiction. Although somewhat disgusting, "The Metamorphosis" is unusually entertaining and unfortunately, holds grains of truth. This is a great book for exploring symbolism, metaphors, and deeper meanings. One gets the feeling that Kafka had fun writing this!
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Summary: plain sucks
Review: this book plain sucks. symbolism can only be taken to a certain degree. an author must also remember to not go too far as to lose the believability of the novel. not only this, it is really REALLY excruciatingly boring. if you don't like kafka, don't read this. don't say i didn't warn you
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Summary: A briallant metaphore
Review: Kafka's "Metamophosis," reveals the fear any everyday working person would feel if they were suddenly stricken with an inability to provide. Gregor's family leeches from him. He wakes up one day and is an enormous roach. Now he is unfit to be seen. The family he once supported turns against him. He is more alone than before. He doesn't even have a job to occupy his time anymore. Gregor's story is hopeless. Akin to an AIDS patient in modern society. He is ostrasized from all through no fault of his own as a human being. In former times he would be a leper.
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Summary: Kakfa's fairytales endure
Review: This is my favorite work by Kafka, and is definately a perfect introduction to one of the most important writers of the century. I consider this book softer, less angular than some of his other books. There is enormous tension and angst, to be sure, but for me the most overwhelming sense from this book is intense pathos and longing. Samsa is not struggling against secret societies, invisable rules, or seemingly nonexistant yet impenetratable barriers; instead he is struggling against his own form, his own identity. He has given everything yet becomes repulsive; people fear and hate HIM. The passages with and about his sister and her music are especially touching. Kafka's modern fairytales are perhaps the most fascinating pieces of literature written this century. I encourage everyone to read them; don't be scared off by their reputation. I wish Kafka wasn't so ghetto-ized to the world of universities and colleges
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Summary: Welcome to the Dollhouse--You Cockroach, you
Review: This is the stuff Gen-X existentional angst was built on--the story of a guy who wakes up one morning as a giant bug.
The beginning was pretty funny--it describes how Gregor Samsa (whose last name, critics say, is cryptogram for Kafka) tries to get up in the morning and try to convince his mother, father, and sister that he's okay, although he isn't. Pretty darn hard to get out of bed if all your legs won't do what you wanna do. When they find out that he's turned into bug, they are just a *little* bit scared. Just a little. Okay, all right, the mother and sister and father are out of their wits and the newly bugged-out Gregor is banished to the attic. This is where the humor stops and the story plunges into deep, deep sadness. The whole family all but nearly alienate him, and Gregor, who was once fairly self-sufficient, must now rely on his *parents* for food and shelter. The ending is heart-breaking, but then takes a rather ambiguous turn, as the parents see Gregor's sister in a new light. Nice little story for those who are off Prozac. Or maybe it's a nice little story for Nicholas Cage's appetite.
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Summary: The Metamorphosis is Only for Kafka Fanatics
Review: Though many have spoken well of this book, I found it rather slow moving and typical Kafka. Don't read this unless you are a huge fan and have read all his others
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