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A review by mollybonovskyanderson
The Morning Star by Karl Ove Knausgård
5.0
Wow.
I have read 8 books by Karl Ove Knausgaard, but this is the first novel. I'm pleased to say that his fiction is no different; the detailed depictions of every day life, the ponderance of meaning, life and death, the philosophical forays, the Proustian attention to memory and time, it's all there, and I won't soon forget this book. Of course the cast of characters and subplots is enormous, and most of them are left unfinished at the end, which would not bother me in any other book, but it's clear they are all meant to unite and collide in some way, and for that, I guess I will have to wait until the next book. But this novel alone is so full of unforgettable visuals, unique characters (all, I assume, some semblance of the author himself), outright frightening events, and the deep-dives into theology and existentialism that keep me reading every word Knausgaard writes.
I have read 8 books by Karl Ove Knausgaard, but this is the first novel. I'm pleased to say that his fiction is no different; the detailed depictions of every day life, the ponderance of meaning, life and death, the philosophical forays, the Proustian attention to memory and time, it's all there, and I won't soon forget this book. Of course the cast of characters and subplots is enormous, and most of them are left unfinished at the end, which would not bother me in any other book, but it's clear they are all meant to unite and collide in some way, and for that, I guess I will have to wait until the next book. But this novel alone is so full of unforgettable visuals, unique characters (all, I assume, some semblance of the author himself), outright frightening events, and the deep-dives into theology and existentialism that keep me reading every word Knausgaard writes.