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To start things of I legit have no clue what to say. This was my first Kafka book and I went in totally blind. Reading the Blurb I was pretty sure it would be an interesting read. The only information of this book I had was that it was one of Kafka's only complete works & THAT IT HAS AN HAPPY ENDING.
YES. YOU READ THAT RIGHT. I had read somewhere that it has an happy ending and was one of Kafka's only books with a good ending. OH BOY.
I used to read this book everyday for 15-20 minutes, so it did take approximately a week to end. Didn't complete it one sitting.
As I went in blind. I was shocked when he transformed to a big immediately when the book started. Overall I found the first chapters second half boring. I felt it dragged on.
There were however parts in the book that were very interesting.
The first chapter ended on a depressing note. So I went to read the second chapter expecting something nice due to the fact that I thought it would have an happy ending. OH BOY.
Second chapter had a nice change in pace. I'll admit that by this point I was convinced he would turn back into a human to let the ending be happy. SPOILER ALERT:- FUCK ME.
I Read the entire 3rd chapter in one sitting. I now realise that I was duped and it is actually a depressing book.
Talking about the Ending. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK. HOW COULD THEY JUST DO THAT TO BRO SO NON CHALANTLY. I MEAN WTAF. HOW COULD THEY JUST KILL BRO. RIP MATE. YOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD.
Short Review:- 3.75/5. Depressing Ending. It stumped me like a tree.
by PositiveOutcome_
3 Comments
My guess is next time you feed it you will see it’s actually kind of dark funny 😉
It’s a happy ending for his family. But yeah, I get the feeling. He works hard to provide for his loved ones but the moment he becomes a burden, they start to reject him. Then he dies and all is well again.
Take the context and place it in other situations around you. Make a decision your family doesn’t agree with? Have different beliefs? How would people react to that?
What does his transformation mean? Did they only love him because of what he provided?
No idea how this could ever be interpreted as a positive ending book. He has an entire sub-genre dedicated to his style. It’s a great novella.