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travisppe's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
There are long passages that I didn’t care for but overall an intriguing read. Knausgård’s style is fascinating even when the story is mundane, much like his autobiography.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Death, Suicide, Alcohol, Car accident, and Mental illness
renepierre's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Set in Norway, following a cast of nine characters and their families, we watch as weird things start happening after a new star suddenly appears in the night sky. I really enjoyed the multiple perspective aspect to this novel, having been left in suspense until their story continued later in the novel was really fun. However, although I know this is a series and I am to have a lot of my questions answered eventually, I feel like the pay off wasn’t worth it in this particular novel considering it is a 680 page novel. Some characters were not given enough time, which, instead of filling me with anticipation for the next novel, made it seem like their role in the story was pointless. There is also an essay toward the end of the novel written by one of the characters, and I’m afraid this just removed me completely from the story and more so felt like the author inserting himself within this novel. Having said, I still enjoyed the reading experience for this book, at least enough to warrant picking up the next in the series.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide
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