A review by lilliangrey
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

I know I would be obliterated by the the dark academia folk if I ever voiced this opinion in the town centre, but I truly did not find this book that engaging. I understand why people might, and I can appreciate it for what it is suggesting - the philosophy behind it, if you will. But still, I found myself unattached to any of the goings-on in this piece of literature, and unfortunatley no amount of memes nor video essays will change my mind. I do not know if I have a reason for not enjoying this book, maybe it was just the wrong time for me to open it, but I found it relatively boring (for lack of a better adjective). Perhaps it was the language, but I cannot be certain, and again I hate to say it but the employment of language is the key of significance to my locked-door of a brain. That said, the plot and the development of said plot is one that I can certainly see the appeal behind, and it is why my rating of this book is not in the deepest pit of hell. It is a shame, really, for I had all the hope known to man when I opened this novella, but I was unfortunatley led astray. Maybe I am dramatic and it truly was not as bad as I remember it, but I have a feeling this is one of those instances where the internets tendency to aestheticise books had lead me to a no-through road, and now I am trying to figure out whether or not I went the wrong way.