Katherine's review
The Metamorphosis
by Franz Kafka
Katherine's review
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
Katherine's review
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bookshelves:
awesome
Old classic. Probably one of the first "grown-up" books I ever read, which may tell you more about me than I intend.
Say hello to one of the greatest opening lines ever: "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." This story works so well because it's so emotionally resonant. Who has not felt used-up, corrupted, or loathsome after a long period of crushing stress?
Fun fact courtesy of the internet:
"Vladimir Nabokov, who was an entomologist, insisted that Gregor was not a cockroach, but a beetle with wings under his shell, and therefore capable of flight - if only he had known it."
Say hello to one of the greatest opening lines ever: "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin." This story works so well because it's so emotionally resonant. Who has not felt used-up, corrupted, or loathsome after a long period of crushing stress?
Fun fact courtesy of the internet:
"Vladimir Nabokov, who was an entomologist, insisted that Gregor was not a cockroach, but a beetle with wings under his shell, and therefore capable of flight - if only he had known it."
