Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

LA METAMORFOSIS by Franz Kafka

63 reviews

ferdie's review against another edition

funny sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The Metamorphasis was a nice quick read, especially for a classic. If you are a fan of Flannery O'Connor,  you would like it. There are a lot of unlikable characters who don't have a sense of self awareness, and we get to watch then react to strange circumstances. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

lunar_witch's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Excrement, Grief, and Abandonment

actuallythesun's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I feel like this should speak to me a bit more plotwise- but, I mean, in terms of characters, that's me!! He's literally me in so many ways! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, and Death

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny and Sexism

a1exander's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement and Death

kate_has_book_thoughts's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism and Chronic illness

kers_tin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sadiaa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, and Abandonment

pitedavid's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Boken ger ett intressant perspektiv på hur man kan känna under ett liv vars allt man gör är beroende av ett job. Han är slav till kapitalismens system och blir utbränd. Han känner sig inte som en människa och går djupare och djupare.

Detta är ett intresant perspektiv med många olika tolkningar. Översattarna verkar respektera Kafkas visiob för boken och den läses så.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Ableism

criticalgayze's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-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

Is it stating the obvious to say this is a weird little book?

I picked this up out of curiosity after reading Mohsin Hamid's The Last White Man, and I found that I largely appreciated this story about a man whose radical transformation allows his family of societal rejects to come into their own.

I don't understand its place in the literary firmament, but I appreciate having read it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Confinement