Great narrator. Good story.

MUITO LEGAL!

i didn't get this book when i first read it in highschool, but now, as a handicapped adult, I understand.

Metaphorical? More like metamorphosis.

Wwow

... and in the end their life is much better without him. Even better than it was before he turned into a bug. Holy fuck is that a scary thought! If ever there was a story you didn't want to have a happy end, this is it.

"would u still luv me if I was a bug?" My fav

Kumain na ba kayo?

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The allusions to martyrs and it's flipped on expectancy from this book are outstanding. Where as being a martyr and sacrificing yourself for the sake of others is seen as a good thing, this book weaponizes it. And instead of being rewarded for it, Gregor is punished. In fact in his martyr to help his family, unbeknownst to him, he gave them even more happiness by going through all this suffering and even dying.

Manager pissing me tf up tf?

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Franz Kafka had sad childhood and emotional abuse from his dad that realy effected him. I think he had severe depresion or some other mental disorder but really talented. No one else like him could describe his saddness in such a neautiful words.

Wensday

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This is exactly how depression feels. People try to help at first but if you don't get better quickly enough they give up and abandon you. The cleaning woman is the only one who even tries to engage him. The rotten apple in his back is so symbolic. The poor man. I am sorry Gregor. 😢

hay a fool here. Can anyone plz tell me what the cleaning lady was so eager to describe at the end?

For those looking, chapter 2 starts at 1:08:50

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Thank you for uploading.

i was bored as fuck listening to this and disliked the video and took like 2 weeks to get throught the first two chapters. the last chapter almost almost made me tear up. which is the second thing after the greenmile making this happen to me. one hour went by in five minutes. i was completely focused as i was working. i dont remember the last time i was this focused. i wish i had this focus on my lectures. this was the greatest book i have ever read (listend to i guess)

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Thank you.

I hate the fact that there’s so many like versions of this. I know they’re all still the same but the translation from German to English I guess created that problem?

Wow this really did kick me right in the heart. Human nature sure does have many facets and nuances doesn't it. A mans desperate love turned into dogged determination to provide for his family is rewarded by absurd cruelty, and in its wake the family learns to stand on strong, and poor gregor is left alone to watch, as he is unable to let them know how much he loves them. How much he cares. How much it hirt him to watch them suffer. The love for his family was so great that forgiving their betrayal only seemed sickeningly natural. Kafka's heart must have been full of a deep kind of suffering to write such a tale.

Thank you so much for this!

"My arm... had changed...."

Cemas

Perfect narrator *Ruth Golding*

I think I'll make a coffee cake while I listen to this ... not from scratch this time but, a cake mix b/c I'm tired😕🤥

boy does this story hit when you realize you ARE Gregory Samsa or in a similar situation I recall reading it naively in high school feeling bad for the fellow stopping only at the beginning when his family and boss are yelling for him shrugging the story off ignorantly turning away from the mirror until now struggling in becoming a young adult where I have to start accepting my reality it’s just like in the story, I’ve lived a big part of my life, acting like I “didn’t see it” (the real problems) just to cope which can only result in matters worse for you in the long run

Am i the only person who is annoyed by the extreme lip smacking?

A man is loved only upon conditions; only if he provides.

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12:45 HOW SO VERY TRUE YOU ARE 😝 taste of ashes in My mouth ☹️🔥🦾🤢🤡🤕🥵🔥

12:4_🦾🧠 I've never had the FINANCIAL SITUATION IN ORDER TO GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND THEN I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I WAS WORKING AND I RECOGNIZED FROM THE LAST 21 YEARS SITTING IN THIS HOUSE THIS IS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO I WANT TO DO MY OWN ENTREPRENEURIAL PHILANTHROPIST EVERYONE WANTS TO WAKE UP AND JUST DO THEM BUT NO ONE TRYING TO CONTROL YOU OR CONFORM YOU SO I HAVE ACTUALLY NOT TURNED TO ASHES BUT I FIGURED IT OUT AND NOW I DO NOT THINK ABOUT I NEED TO GET THE MONEY BEFORE I CAN LIVE MY LIFE

Part II begins in 1:28

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Chapter 1 : why isn’t he more concerned 😭 Rest of the book : Oh 😀

Reposting from another comment: 00:20 Chapter 1 Part 1 24:00 Chapter 1 Part 2 41:47 Chapter 2 part 1 1:04:22 Chapter 2 part 2 1:28:07 Chapter 3 part 1 1:56:13 Chapter 3 part 2

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Part I finishes in minute 41 with 41 seconds.

Victor Hugo had a wonderful sense of humour

Thank you so much! You made the read much more enjoyable and engaging.

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