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because of this tweet, I decided to finally actually read Kafka's Metamorphosis (or rather Die Verwandlung, in its original German). it's very enjoyable. I should read more Kafka
https://twitter.com/sensiblehuman96/status/1673229447728693249
I love the concept of the story. the surreal premise sounds like a joke, but it is entirely serious, and you have to sympathise with its main character's undeserved fate
btw check out this extremely good tweet from my friend
wow I've been reading for three hours already
over on twitter @sl2c told me some incredible lore:
random fun fact: the Japanese translation was called 変身/Henshin leading to the Kamen Rider production staff using that word in the show and from there it turned into the standard term used for superhero/magical girl transformations