Blog Tour: The Meowmorphosis by Franz Kafka and Coleridge Cook

Title: The Meowmorphosis

Author: Franz Kafka and Coleridge Cook

Illustrations by Matthew Richardson

208 pages, Publisher: Quirk Books

Buy The Book: Amazon

From The Publisher:

The phenomenal success of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies inspired a massively popular literary-remix movement. Now Quirk Classics once again charts bold new territory, turning the monster-mash-up formula inside out to infuse Franz Kafka’s horrific masterpiece, “The Metamorphosis,” with the fuzziest, snuggliest, most adorable creatures possible: kittens!

Gregor Samsa is a humble young man who supports his unemployed parents and teenage sister by working as a traveling fabric salesman. But his life goes strangely wrong in the very first sentence of The Meowmorphosis, when he wakes up late for work and discovers that he has inexplicably become an adorable kitten. His family must admit that, yes, their son is now OMG so cute—but what good is cute when there are bills to pay? How can Gregor be so selfish as to devote his attention to a ball of yarn? And how dare he jump out the bedroom window to wander through Kafka’s literary landscape? Never before has a cat’s tale been so poignant, strange, and horrifyingly funny.

FRANZ KAFKA, author of The Trial, is one of the most influential fiction writers of the early 20th century. He died in 1924. COLERIDGE COOK is a pseudonym for one of the most acclaimed young writers of the early 21st. She is a beloved novelist, blogger and poet, and a Hugo and World Fantasy Award finalist. (Summary and author information provided by Quirk Books.)

My Thoughts:

When I first heard about this book I thought, Wow! What a funny/cute /weird/creepy idea for a book! And boy, was I right! It is all of those things and much more.  In addition to a stellar storyline by Coleridge Cook that is unique while still holding true to the original work by Kafka, there is also a collection of vintage looking photographs illustrating the book. The photos, located intermittently throughout the book, both enhance the story and can be enjoyed on their own (as I found out when I caught my 4-year-old perusing the pictures). Be sure and add The Meowmorphosis to your Summer reading list! Please take a minute to view the book trailer. Quirk Classics always goes all out for their trailers. They are truly mini-movies. You don’t wanna miss it!

Here is an example of one of the really cool/creepy pictures created by Matthew Richardson and used to illustrate the book:

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