"The Metamorphosis", by Franz Kafka.

Missing Pieces The Metamorphosis, a disturbing, yet humorous short story is in a class of its own. The writings of Franz Kafka have long been a template for modern awareness. Even so, Kafka's writing style can be described as tough, lacking in the delicacy and intellectual development present in a novel such as Slaughterhouse Five. Unlike most other authors, Kafka uses simple, declarative sentences which, though somehow lacking in sophistication, make up for this in …

…ending, most readers will be disappointed by the lack of a decent closure to the story. Thus, in opinion, this novel is missing its beginning and end, leaving us with a very detailed, and monotonous mid section, and a very briefly explained explanation of the absent portions. Kafka has, in prospect, left us with a novel with so many holes, that the interpretations of its symbolism can itself have many craters in it as well.