Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

La Métamorphose by Franz Kafka

68 reviews

e_r_q's review against another edition

dark funny reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect."

A nightmarishly absurd and symbolically rich exploration of transformation and dehumanisation, presented with ludicrous mundanity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Confinement

Moderate: Death

mathildemroy's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

frogpants's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

fucked up if true

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, and Abandonment

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Classism

angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

tearoyale's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, and Abandonment

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