Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

63 reviews

cup_cake's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Ein vielseitig deutbares Buch. Es ist eine Geschichte, welches ein starkes Gefühl von Melancholie hinterlässt, jedoch würde ich nicht sagen, dass es unbedingt ein Must-Read ist.

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fancy_avocado's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

changed my life

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hjb_128's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0


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icarusandthesun's review against another edition

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mysterious sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Mann bewirft Käfer mit Äpfeln und ich sympathisiere mit dem Käfer.

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majjgrf's review against another edition

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reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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mangopassion555's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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magimiel's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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bethantg's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This messed with my head so much I didn't even have anything to say about it at first. Really showcases the importance of compassion. This made me so sad but it speaks to some real truths in the world, from the time of writing to my time of reading - the treatment of those with disabilities or illnesses & the genuinely dystopian sentiment of waking up to life-changing circumstances and worrying about being late for work.

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kubs's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

First thing he thinks about is going to work.

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krytykesa's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Reread.

It surprised me how drastically I changed my mind about the main character thought the years. The man who I despised in school, now became the most relatable character. His first stress reaction was a desire to sleep it out (and inability to do so because he couldn’t turn on the right side, just like me); his work is an obligation and his social role is the one that is expected; he is depressed but he still capable to show more love and empathy than his family. 
It’s a sad story and yet not “the small pathetic” man is the reason of it. School teacher was wrong. Absurd in this story is his family reaction, their domestic normalised cruelty.

Amazing work!

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