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Metamorphosis - Part 1

New week, new book. I already read the first chapter of the book "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. The book is apparently a short read, the first chapter is about 34% of the entire book. So, I will probably finish this book by the weekend.


This time, I'll write about the book with a different point of view. The last posts I described more about what happened in the book than give my opinion about what I was reading. Turns out, this way of reporting was boring to write. Perhaps, what I write will be more interesting for those who already read the book before.

I found the first chapter really interesting, it was the first time that I read a character that speaks so much, in a very good way, about his job that he apparently hates. The Greg's (main character) transformation or metamorphosis didn't surprise me at all. It was a bit disgusting to imagine what was going on, I don't like insects at all. However, his thoughts about to lose his job, because he was late, was intriguing me how much the character is devoted to his job, even if the job was required to pay his parents's debit. It made me think how luck I am to work with something that I like.

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