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Metamorphosis

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This is a strong translation of a seminal work.
Amazon needs to urgently revise their method for posting reviews. The negative review posted below by Steven Burnap applies to a wholly different text.
On a broader note, there is a disturbing trend on Amazon towards this kind of sloppiness, and it undermines the value of a reference-rich website (e.g., this misplaced review, or posting wholly different texts for "Look Inside", etc.)

This is a story that you can finish in one sitting, and one that will leave you a little disturbed. Putting aside the lofty expectations we have of reading something from a literary name like Kafka, and the philosophical interpretations, the story itself is interesting, engaging and quirky. The protagonist, a work stressed Gregor, wakes to find himself transformed into an insect and the story follows his efforts to not be a burden on his family.

With respect to the other reviews, there are a lot of versions of this work out there, including those in the public domain for free, so readers should consider which version they want to read.

This public domain work is available completely free at [...] and has been copied here to take in the suckers who don't realize it.

Note that this other edition is both cheaper and doesn't rip off Project Gutenburg http://www.amazon.com/Metamorphosis-ebook/dp/B002LLO124/

The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka

Kindle edition of Kafka's philosophical novel. Great ebook!