Quote Originally Posted by Batman View Post
What a bloody strange book that was, I suppose I should have expected it with it being by Kafka but still.

Gregor basically wakes up one morning and finds he has transformed into a giant bug, his first concern isn't that he is a fucking bug but 'oh shit how am I going to get to work' he's quite a laid back dude to say the least, anyway his family turn on him and can't accept him, he spends all his time locked in his room and isn't allowed out, he spends his days crawling on the walls and ceiling until his family pretty much decide that they want him gone so they can get on with their lives.

It isn't so much a book about a giant bug but more a look at how close relatives opinions can change towards someone who is ill and needs constant care, almost as if the bug represents someone with dementia or alzheimer's, you know the person is in there but you have no way of reaching or communicating with them and the amount of care that they require is a constant source of stress.

Really good book and quite humorous in parts.