My Struggle My Struggle: Book 5, Book 5, (Paperback)

from asxz

Still utterly mesmerizing. This penultimate volume is funny, disturbing and sad. We revisit his father's death and dredge up old infidelities which can't have been pleasant reading for those involved. Karl Ove is as narcissistic as ever but he's also generous and reverent about art and literature...

from AlisonY

Ah, Knausgaard - my unashamed literary crush. In this Book 5 he is at his archetypal bad boy best (or rather worst), and even though as a reader I regularly rolled my eyes at his behaviour it's impossible not to fall for him as protagonist just a little bit. This book is much more linear than man...

from bobbieharv

I just find his writing so hypnotic, so calming. This was a more linear story than the other books, about his time in Bergen, falling in love (twice), getting married, betraying his wife (twice), and leaving her. Can't wait for the sixth and last book, but I will be so sad to finish.

from jphamilton

Book five! Another long volume in Knausgaard world. I find myself living for these books and another chance to immerse myself in his writing. The last volume wasn't that strong, but this only pales in relation to the fresh and near perfect book one. Now, I'll have to wait another year for the fin...

from stillatim

Airport literature for high-brows, and sometimes that's what you want. I enjoyed this one more than the first four, which is not to say it's better, but on the other hand, it's airport literature, so perhaps that is precisely to say it's better, but better for me. Four stars for how much I enjoye...