I wanted to like this book more than I did. I usually greatly enjoy classics (even translated ones) and like to think about their deeper meanings and such.

The Metamorphosis is often praised in literary circles for its anti-capitalist views and showing how humans are neglected in capitalist society. This was very obvious in the book, as were the feminist ideas of Grete growing into the same kind of provider role that Gregor was in.

However, it didn't feel like the epiphany about capitalism or feminism as others have described it to be. It was rather boring and did not feel like a subtle allegory for the workforce at all. If anything, it felt incredibly heavy-handed instead of commenting on society in the subtler way that many classics do.

All this to say, I was bored and unimpressed. I don't think I will be reading much more by Kafka if this is what his books are like.