tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post2252967241695315794..comments2023-11-23T09:51:07.448-05:00Comments on A Literary Odyssey: Book 67: Book Stats and The Metamorphosis.Alliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18420476898132383974noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-12077226216908790842011-01-04T22:53:32.395-05:002011-01-04T22:53:32.395-05:00It is a great story. So creepy and sad and just p...It is a great story. So creepy and sad and just plain wonderful. I think it lends itself to how the term kafkaesque came about, which makes me enjoy it all the more. :) Have fun reading!bookishbethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883135761152838815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-25337072005443661632011-01-04T20:18:33.258-05:002011-01-04T20:18:33.258-05:00I read this one in high school and remember being ...I read this one in high school and remember being slightly creeped out by it. Not so much because I don't like bugs but because I found it to be rather sad, I think.<br /><br />I actually just acquired (and by that I mean dug up from the bottom of my dad's closet) a collection of Kafka stories. I haven't worked up the gumption to start it though.Shehttp://www.historyofshe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-42109312293794431872011-01-04T19:08:41.320-05:002011-01-04T19:08:41.320-05:00I read it last year and loved it - it is not diffi...I read it last year and loved it - it is not difficult to read at all - but the more you think about the more meaning you find. Its fabulousRebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-38578555869030820752011-01-04T12:44:28.438-05:002011-01-04T12:44:28.438-05:00I haven't read 'Metamorphosis', but lo...I haven't read 'Metamorphosis', but loved 'The Trial', so perhaps I should give this one a try. Is it in any way linked to Ovid's 'Metamorphosis'?Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16966461711132186974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-41396297617318314442011-01-04T09:10:37.359-05:002011-01-04T09:10:37.359-05:00I read it in a humanities class in college. I rem...I read it in a humanities class in college. I remember enjoying it but thinking it was a little odd. I'll have to read it again. I didn't realize it was that short. When I was thinking about it the other day, I assumed I had just read an excerpt for my class, but I guess it was the whole thing.Kristihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07343557750428307066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-69730984992990042532011-01-04T08:36:14.201-05:002011-01-04T08:36:14.201-05:00I adored this novella! We read it in school and le...I adored this novella! We read it in school and learned so much about the underlying symbolism. It turned Kafka into one of my favorites.<br /><br />I read The Trial in 2009 and had a lot of problems understanding it. It's unfinished and there are definitely parts that needed heavy editing. Surprisingly, it was when I read the GN version that the story really came together and I understood layer upon layer again. I did a triple comparison review - book, GN, and movie. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026099426503180472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6543330341390707771.post-25968668204471645082011-01-04T08:16:17.044-05:002011-01-04T08:16:17.044-05:00I was definitely not a fan of the Metamorphosis, b...I was definitely not a fan of the Metamorphosis, but I really enjoyed 'The Trial'. Both books, however, are permanently imprinted in my mind... so there is that. I wouldn't worry that much about the style, though, keep in mind that the trial seems to go on and on... something that Kafka probably intended.<br /><br />My reviews:<br />http://eclectic-indulgence.blogspot.com/2007/12/metamorphosis-franz-kafka.html<br />http://eclectic-indulgence.blogspot.com/2009/02/trial-franz-kafka.htmlEclectic Indulgencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09773640906287038956noreply@blogger.com