The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgård

The Morning Star

Morgenstjernen #1

Karl Ove Knausgård with Martin Aitken (Translator)

666 pages first pub 2020 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
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The ideal reader savors slow-burning literary fiction that probes existential dread through ordinary lives, is willing to dwell in ambiguity about cosmic mysteries, and welcomes a dark, introspective meditation on death, faith, and parenting without needing tidy resolutions.

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One long night in August, Arne and Tove are staying with their children in their summer house in southern Norway. Kathrine, a priest, is flying home from a Bible seminar, questioning her marriage. Journalist Jostein is out drinking for the night, ...

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Community Reviews

3.9
based on 1,585 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 78%

dark: 73%

reflective: 67%

challenging: 43%

emotional: 37%

tense: 33%

sad: 25%

adventurous: 11%

informative: 5%

inspiring: 4%

relaxing: 3%

funny: 2%

hopeful: 2%


Pace

6% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
51% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

6% of readers chose Plot
33% of readers chose A mix
58% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

28% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
29% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
56% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

42% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

72% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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N/A

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