My Struggle
by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Buy on AmazonKarl Ove Knausgaard is a Norwegian narcissist. He has written some 3,600 pages about himself and his life. I know. It sounds awful. But somehow it is riveting. He writes without decoration or flourish. He states the facts of his life in plain prose, and somehow it adds up to something incredibly moving.
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"Karl Ove Knausgaard is a Norwegian narcissist. He has written some 3,600 pages about himself and his life. I know. It sounds awful. But somehow it is riveting. He writes without decoration or flourish. He states the facts of his life in plain prose, and somehow it adds up to something incredibly moving."
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"I've been hypnotized by My Struggle, Karl Ove Knausgaard's six-volume novel of his life. The immersive detail makes it feel as close as you can get to actually experiencing another person's life."
By the Book: Atul Gawande · nytimes.com
"After reading Karl Ove Knausgaard's memoir, "My Struggle," I was shocked to discover that people suffer in Norway as well. Good for them! Skal!"
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"After the first 20 pages, I concluded that this is a good novel even if the rest was not at the same level. It was pretty close."
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"Robert Musil’s “Man Without Qualities” and Karl Ove Knausgaard’s “My Struggle.”"
By the Book: Jonathan Lethem · nytimes.com
"It's written with verve and so much honesty and is so powerful; it's quite intimidating because of just how much he sees."
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"I have Books 1, 2 and 3 and will read all six. It's written with verve and so much honesty and is so powerful; it's quite intimidating because of just how much he sees."
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