One morning, Gregor Samsa woke up transformed into a giant bug. His life goes considerably downhill from there until he dies. That's The Metamorphosis in two sentences.
I wasn't impressed with this (as is likely obvious). It's a classic, but I don't know why. Supposedly it's about alienation and loneliness, which makes sense, but it's not presented in a compelling way. I wanted to feel bad for Gregor, but spent more time dwelling on his condition (and how it happened) than analyzing the symbolism. Yes, he was rejected, but you'd expect the family to do so- dude's a giant bug. At least it was short (80 pages).
Rating: C-
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