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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
Anona I have read the whole series and found all of it tedious and self-indulgent. Some have said he's the "Proust" of our generation. I think not. Because …moreI have read the whole series and found all of it tedious and self-indulgent. Some have said he's the "Proust" of our generation. I think not. Because the books were so highly regarded, I pushed myself to read each one. I laugh because I began thinking of "My Struggle" as my struggle. Well written? Yes, but boring, tedious, self-whining, and indulgent. Existential angst ad nauseam. (less)
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by Karl Ove Knausgård
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