Miquel Reina's Reviews > La metamorfosis

The Metamorphosis by Kafka is one of these books that I always heard about but that I had never read. I knew more or less the starting o the story: a man wakes up one morning transformed into a horrible insect, but sincerely, when I start reading it I discovered a much more deep and rich story. I think that the best word to describe the sensation I felt during its reading is UNCOMFORTABLE. The same uncomfortable feeling that the main character has to deal when he doesn't recognize his body and he can't even control it. The same uncomfortable feeling of some repulsive scenes, not only related to the nature of the insect but especially with the reactions and behaviors of his family. And at the end, uncomfortable about a sad and disgraceful ending. So, I can't say that this is a nice reading (the good thing is that is a short novel) but I think is a necessary one. The Metamorphosis teaches us questions about what is the real meaning of beeing human.

Spanish version:
La Metamorfosis de Kafka es de esos libros de los que has oído hablar infinidad de veces pero que nunca había leído. Conocia mas o menos la premisa de la historia: Un hombre se levanta una mañana convertido en una especie de escarabajo gigante, pero sinceramente, no me esperaba para nada encontrarme con esta historia. Creo que la mejor palabra que se me ocurre para describir la sensación que sentí durante su lectura es "Incomodidad", la misma incomodidad que el personaje debe afrontar al no reconocer su cuerpo y no poder controlarlo, incomodidad por las repugnantes escenas, no solo a causa de su insectívoro cuerpo, sino mas bien por las reacciones de su entorno, y al final, incomodidad por un final sumamente triste y desgraciado. Así que no puedo decir que haya sido una lectura agradable (por suerte es una novela corta) pero si necesaria, para plantearnos muchas preguntas de lo que realmente nos hace humanos.