Aemon Barzanji’s Reviews > The Metamorphosis > Status Update
Aemon Barzanji
is 60% done
the metamorphosis (5/5): profoundly sad and poignant story about disability, labour and duty of care in a family setting. touches on exploitation of children by parents. kafka is able to bounce from comedy to seriousness masterfully here, really loved it
contemplations (2/5): mostly mediocre musings about an assortment of topics. meh
the judgment (3/5): starts of pretty good but gets derailed
the stoker (4/5)
— Aug 11, 2025 04:45AM
contemplations (2/5): mostly mediocre musings about an assortment of topics. meh
the judgment (3/5): starts of pretty good but gets derailed
the stoker (4/5)
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Aemon Barzanji
is 85% done
a country doctor (4/5): enjoyed this anthology collection far more than contemplations. not every story hit, but most did and were far more of a consistently great quality.
— Aug 15, 2025 07:38AM
Aemon Barzanji
is 65% done
the penal colony (5/5): fascinating parable about punitive justice and how “machines” of oppression eventually consume their creators. definitely my favourite kakfa so far with metamorphosis.
— Aug 13, 2025 08:29AM
