It is because I read Kafka the same day that when reading The Meowmorphosis I realized it was almost a word for word copy with 'cat' in the place of 'bug', even when the change made little sense. It is spoken of as an extensively taught short story and a cornerstone of the academic literary world. It was a very strange tale weird, bleak, and depressing until the very end. In order to get a good basis off which to judge this book, I read Kafka's The Metamorphosis. I will admit that I am not particularly good at reading works of literature and divining the meanings, allusions, and symbolism, but this book has no value at all. I have never thrown a book away after reading it before in my life until I read The Meowmorphosis. In compliance with FTC guidelines, I disclose thatI received the book for free through Goodreads First Reads. Complete with haunting illustrations and a provocative biographical exposé of Kafka’s own secret feline life, The Meowmorphosis will take you on a journey deep into the tortured soul of the domestic tabby.

His family freaks out: Yes, their son is OMG so cute, but what good is cute when there are bills piling up? And how can he expect them to serve him meals every day? If Gregor is to survive this bizarre, bewhiskered ordeal, he’ll have to achieve what he never could before-escape from his parents’ house. His life goes strangely awry when he wakes up late for work and finds that, inexplicably, he is now a man-sized baby kitten.

Thus begins The Meowmorphosis-a bold, startling, and fuzzy-wuzzy new edition of Franz Kafka’s classic nightmare tale, from the publishers of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies! Meet Gregor Samsa, a humble young man who works as a fabric salesman to support his parents and sister.

“One morning, as Gregor Samsa was waking up from anxious dreams, he discovered that he had been changed into an adorable kitten.”

The Meowmorphosis by Coleridge Cook