I read that Kafka should be tackled before Camus. I believe it is true. ( )

This book is an interesting twist on a classic short story. It is presented here as a graphic novel. The textual adaptation is well done and quite faithful to the original. The dark, moody drawings add to the gloomy atmosphere of the narrative. However, in some of the scenes, the sister is depicted as seeming a lot angrier and aggressive than I recall her being in the original story (although I did read that some five years ago now, so perhaps I am remembering incorrectly). Also, the beginning pictorial representations of Gregor as an insect seem more comic than I would have hoped for given the pathos of this story. However, as the story goes on and Gregor’s condition worsens, the resulting drawings of the insect Gregor do look more lamentable so that makes up for the cartoonish beetle we see in the beginning. ( )

http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2009... ( )

The book that started it all. Possibly even more influential in the horror genre than Lovecraft. Awkward at times but deeply unsettling and seminal. ( )

What a waste of life to read this book. Do you ever read a book that is supposed to be really good and come away from it thinking "Man, if I wrote a book like that publishers would laugh in my face" or "Monkeys could do a better job, why do people like this book?" That's what I thought about half way through it. The whole story was forced and almost painful to finish even though it's less than 100 pages. Get your existentialism elsewhere. ( )