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Mary Ellen Gembolis asked this question about My Struggle, Book 1:
Has anyone out there read the whole series? I just finished Book 1 and found it a little naval-gazing, too self-absorbed. Does it get any better? Mary Ellen
Micklemas Half way through the first book. I don't know if I love it or hate it. At times, I love it. His teenaged angst is something that really resonates. Who…moreHalf way through the first book. I don't know if I love it or hate it. At times, I love it. His teenaged angst is something that really resonates. Whole pages dedicated to not very interesting moments of adoloescence. From a failed band performance in a shopping center, to getting some beers at New Years Eve. I get how that is epic stuff to a 16 year old and I love it. It makes me want to read about him as he grows into a man.

But for every 2 or 3 moments like that, there are whole paragraphs (or pages) about some trully mundane stuff. For example, the description on how his grandmother has a green thumb, was too much. Especially for a character who had just been introduced and seemingly will not have a major role. So far, the book has been good enough to keep me reading. (less)
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by Karl Ove Knausgård
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