A Goodreads user asked this question about My Struggle, Book 1:
I find it shocking that more people haven't commented on the title. I have searched through articles, and while they mention the obvious connection to Hitler, none of them ask about it in detail. WHY would he call it that, and what point is he trying to make? I can't bring myself to read the book, brilliant though it may be, because the title is too horrifying for me to move past.
Colton McClain GO online and look up interviews with Karl Ove Knausgaard and you will find that you are very well horrified for no reason at all. Interviews in which…moreGO online and look up interviews with Karl Ove Knausgaard and you will find that you are very well horrified for no reason at all. Interviews in which he discusses the topic are bbc news night, vice, book clubs and reviews, stephen grosz, charlie rose, Andrew O hagan, Edinburgh national book club, at home with the author. Its probably wise for him to explain than me. You will have to watch a hour or so long interviews to get to the nitty gritty as articles and writing don't explain it very well.

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