The Metamorphosis

I have heard about Franz Kafka's work a lot through social media, mostly from instagram and this was the first of his book i read about and i really couldn't find anything worthwhile its plain and straight and how natural it is for people around us to act differently when you are of no use to them. If you want something light reading over a coffee you could have good time reading this i mean its quite short.

It is a decent read about the expectations placed upon you by society, employers, and family. These overwhelming expectations of being the perfect son, brother, employee, provider... it gets to be too much at times. Gregor provided for his household; Dad, Mom, and Sister... but the 3 of them couldn't provide for him when the need came. It is a rather sad read when you look beneath the surface of the words and actually get to feel what is being said. His sister so lovingly takes care of him until her disgust at the sight of him, and actually having to work to provide, prove too much and she gives it up. This was the last connection to the world Gregor had and soon after, he dies. Even the discovery of his death is a slap to the face. Once he is gone, they refocus on the sister marrying rich so as to not work any longer...they got their priorities straight😮‍💨. Too fast a read to be fully appreciated. Wasn't the best, but it has its moments. 2.5/5.

Not ever having been assigned Kafka, always the comparison in body horror films to 'kafka-esque' drew me here. Its a claustrophobic read. I can imagine, at the time it was written, it was shocking. It had the feeling of much longer tomes. I can see the impact. Its something much different to me than to someone else who may take this in. At the end, the meaning becomes clear. I dare you to take the short hours to clear these pages. Its worth it.