Ten Favorite Novels of Metamorphosis

(alphabetically by author)

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender [boy becomes chair]
The Other Side of the Mountain by Michel Bernanos [men become statuary]
Palafox by Éric Chevillard [animal becomes multiple other animals]
The Witches by Roald Dahl [boy becomes mouse]
Carmen Dog by Carol Emshwiller [women become animals, and animals become women]
The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka [man becomes giant insect]
The Vegetarian by Han Kang [woman becomes plant]
Travel Light by Naomi Mitchison [woman becomes bear]
Metamorphoses by Ovid [many beings become many other beings] *
Meanwhile by Jason Shiga [boy becomes everyone]

* not exactly a novel, I realize

— October 25, 2025