At first, such a creepy book. But as it progresses, one sees the bigger picture. I now know what the expression “Kafkaesque” means.

Arent we all Gregor Samsa at some point in our lives and also his family. How sad is it when all you do is care for others but you get nothing in return when you need the most

Love

Truthfully, this is a wonderful book. Its beginning is handled well with a hook that leads the reader to keep going. In addition, despite not seemingly having any real plot of relevance, it is manufactured where the reader themselves must dig deeper. I think the actual syntax of this piece is dated. Some of it reads like a typical fan fiction you may find on the internet. The story itself is unique and imaginative. It shows the brilliance of Kafka during his time. The characters all show different sides, and grow throughout the short story. As with any short story, it does struggle to provide the reader with any meaningful connection to the characters. The underlying meanings of change. So as to not spoil much, I won’t go deeper into this. But think of familial connections. How change affects them and so on. It’s a good message, and a yearning call in my opinion.

Lowkey hate all of his family members

This story left a lot on the table in terms of the actual physical change that happens to Gregor and what that is meant to symbolize in Gregor’s own life (as his transformation seems like it was his own doing), but I liked the way Kafka uses the mundane aspects of life to describe how torturous Gregor’s experience truly was.

Brilliantly written!

fire book. went into it and at the beginning i was like 'waow Gregor Samsa first ever nonchalant dreadhead' and ended it w tears in my eyes or whatever. TLDR It's fire. My arm... had changed.

This book delves into themes such as isolation, alienation and the feeling of being trapped. Though it’s quite a bit depressing, it’s interesting as well. I highly recommend this book.

This made me so sad lol. But it was really good. Lots of ways it can be interpreted and also related to on an emotional level.