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alexanderp's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
I was a little taken aback that this was just a republished section of his "A Man in Love" but honestly as a teaser for that longer (MY STRUGGLE) series, it worked. I also adore ol Karl Ove's writing and find it both relatable and intimate.
qomareads's review against another edition
4.0
It’s only fair to read "Fatherhood" in this month since it’s Father’s Day soon. This was selected from the book "A Man in Love", a story which follows Knausgaard, the author himself, as he moves to Sweden, falls in love, and becomes a father to both lovely Vanja and Heidi.
"There was me trundling my child around like one of the many fathers who had evidently put fatherhood before all else."
A compelling, honest portrayal of love, daily life, and domesticity, house husband, between masculinity and feminism; after all, you just want to be a good father, husband, and person. After all, what only matters in the end is being content with your loved ones and making them happy.
"In the class and culture we belonged to, that meant adopting the same role, previously called the woman’s role."
I love the writing very much and gonna get “A Man in Love” soon. This was translated from the Norwegian.
"There was me trundling my child around like one of the many fathers who had evidently put fatherhood before all else."
A compelling, honest portrayal of love, daily life, and domesticity, house husband, between masculinity and feminism; after all, you just want to be a good father, husband, and person. After all, what only matters in the end is being content with your loved ones and making them happy.
"In the class and culture we belonged to, that meant adopting the same role, previously called the woman’s role."
I love the writing very much and gonna get “A Man in Love” soon. This was translated from the Norwegian.
naddie_reads's review
3.5
Since I've been reading a fair number of nonfiction that deals with motherhood lately, I thought it'd be 'fair' to give fatherhood a read as well. And yeah this is pretty much in the same vein as Cusk's A Life's Work: On Becoming a Mother in terms of their observations, and I do like Knausgard's writing.
Kudos to him for baring his insecurities and thoughts re: fatherhood in such an honest way, though that doesn't mean I have to like them lol. This started off really strong but by the end of this, I don't know if I want to read any of his other works, to be honest. (A related aside: Why do all men need to describe women in their writing in such exacting details, and they're almost always focused on certain parts of a woman's body, ugh. Seriously, are all men just wired to take a look at a woman and assess them for their 'womanly' potential? Because if so, I'm glad I'm a woman, our relative non-privileges and disadvantages notwithstanding.)
Kudos to him for baring his insecurities and thoughts re: fatherhood in such an honest way, though that doesn't mean I have to like them lol. This started off really strong but by the end of this, I don't know if I want to read any of his other works, to be honest. (A related aside: Why do all men need to describe women in their writing in such exacting details, and they're almost always focused on certain parts of a woman's body, ugh. Seriously, are all men just wired to take a look at a woman and assess them for their 'womanly' potential? Because if so, I'm glad I'm a woman, our relative non-privileges and disadvantages notwithstanding.)
qomareads's review
4.0
It’s only fair to read "Fatherhood" in this month since it’s Father’s Day soon. This was selected from the book "A Man in Love", a story which follows Knausgaard, the author himself, as he moves to Sweden, falls in love, and becomes a father to both lovely Vanja and Heidi.
"There was me trundling my child around like one of the many fathers who had evidently put fatherhood before all else."
A compelling, honest portrayal of love, daily life, and domesticity, house husband, between masculinity and feminism; after all, you just want to be a good father, husband, and person. After all, what only matters in the end is being content with your loved ones and making them happy.
"In the class and culture we belonged to, that meant adopting the same role, previously called the woman’s role."
I love the writing very much and gonna get “A Man in Love” soon. This was translated from the Norwegian.
"There was me trundling my child around like one of the many fathers who had evidently put fatherhood before all else."
A compelling, honest portrayal of love, daily life, and domesticity, house husband, between masculinity and feminism; after all, you just want to be a good father, husband, and person. After all, what only matters in the end is being content with your loved ones and making them happy.
"In the class and culture we belonged to, that meant adopting the same role, previously called the woman’s role."
I love the writing very much and gonna get “A Man in Love” soon. This was translated from the Norwegian.
stupidpieceofhuman's review
3.0
this is the first time i read karl ove knausgaard. and, the one thing that attracted me while reading this book, which is an excerpt from one of the books of his "my struggles" series, is his unflinching honesty to write it. the narrative is very tight, written almost in a self-confession mode. but, it's the words and his realisations being a responsible father that mattered the most in this small book. i'd love to read more of knausgaard, so this kind of excerpt doesn't help much to get to know a writer like him.
marie_claire's review
4.0
My dude Karl Ove out here feeling horny, ripping on Sweden and complaining about free croissants. Four stars.
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