The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka in case anyone was wondering.
It’s SO sad what happened to him. Imagine having a colostomy because you couldn’t stop doing drugs. Or drowning.
“He is Franz Kafka. Franz Kafka.”
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I feel like I should read at least one book by Kafka. Any recommendations?
Apparently The Trial is his masterpiece.
Metamorphosis is the go-to Kafka book. I personally find The Trial the most “kafkian” of his novels, and I love it, but Amerika has a special place in my heart as what defines his literature is trying to find a way out, like a little seedling.
The most boring story ever. A guy wakes up, notices he is a beetle for whatever reason, and is afraid his family might notice. That’s it. Why anyone would waste paper on printing this shit is incomprehendable.
It reads way better in German, and by that I mean that the boringness of it feels more like a bleak anti-joke observational humour comedy bit.
I’ve read it in German, and it was that bad.
