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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
Loring Wirbel I like Book 2 far more than Book 1. The English translation of Book 6 is only out in the expensive wide hardback edition. I have the first five in Far…moreI like Book 2 far more than Book 1. The English translation of Book 6 is only out in the expensive wide hardback edition. I have the first five in Farrar Straus paperback editions. I think the key is not to binge-read. Read one book every few months or so. I was used to the intense analysis from reading Proust, but I will say that I enjoy Knausgaard a lot more than Proust because the French author was a whiney bedridden hypochondriac, while Knausgaard is a vibrant being-in-the-world sort of guy, even though he can be a jackass from time to time.(less)
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My Struggle, Book 1
by Karl Ove Knausgård
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