The Metamorphosis
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One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sections. The bedding was ...
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4/5
Reviewed by im-nessie on Nov 16, 2010
Great short read
I read this in High School and just found it again, of course it does not have the same surprise and anticipation element, but it's still a great read.
4/5
Reviewed by bookgoddess1969 on Apr 20, 2010
Gregor broke my heart.
The state that Gregor finds himself in totally breaks my heart. Here he is a responsible and devoted son and brother, taking care of his family entirely on his own. When he needs help and caring for, he is treated like he is meaningless. I really felt for Gregor and even though I can understand what his family had to go through, it still seems entirely unfair to him.
3/5 
Reviewed by letsread on Nov 17, 2009
interesting
This was really interesting book. It ingage readers until the end.Throughout the book readers could learn some lesson. It'a little bit sad!
5/5 
Reviewed by emiletic on Mar 31, 2009
Poor Gregor
Really felt the impact of poor Gregor's situation by reading this in installments.
3/5
Reviewed by cularjac on Sep 29, 2008
The Metamorphosis
Everytime I read or teach this book, the question always pops up: What turned Gregor into a cockroach in the first place? (Beats me)
I'm always unsettled by the not-so happy ending, yet all the other main characters are at peace--but that's Kafka for you.
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Ratings for 'The Metamorphosis' by Kafka, Franz
| ahmet.fahreddin | | 2012-08-29 | |
| airasothis | | 2008-10-11 | |
| AndreiaMarques | | 2011-08-09 | |
| angelicmobster8 | | 2010-01-11 | |
| AnuB | | 2012-05-14 | |
| BabsG | | 2008-12-07 | |
| BookCat | | 2009-01-21 | |
| bookgoddess1969 | | Read review | 2010-04-20 |
| CaroV | | 2009-04-07 | |
| changolote | | 2010-09-08 | |
| charlottevalle | | 2008-10-01 | |
| cularjac | | Read review | 2008-09-29 |
| daliwarn | | 2009-12-08 | |
| emiletic | | Read review | 2009-03-31 |
| Gambitus | | 2009-08-14 | |
| herkamer | | 2009-05-11 | |
| im-nessie | | Read review | 2010-11-16 |
| jakobmuller | | 2009-03-29 | |
| jon.finnangelo | | 2011-01-28 | |
| J_u_l_i | | 2010-03-29 | |
| katrina888 | | 2008-11-09 | |
| KimberlyMyers | | 2010-02-14 | |
| kingrat | | 2010-01-07 | |
| kumarei | | 2009-01-15 | |
| lalissima | | 2010-01-28 |
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