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The Morning Star
by Karl Ove Knausgård
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
This book was a lot. The building of different characters stories was definitely impressively symphonic. I found myself looking ahead to see when / if characters would reappear. They often didnt which was quite tantalising as many storylines left unfinished. The interweaving was clever as was the darkness with the routine. Overall it was much darker than most books I read, good to try a different genre but a bit much at times. I did like Egil, I didnt like his essay on death - felt a little tacked on and indulgent. The funerals were fascinating, the use of animal life startling, children and adults, excessive alcohol all very evocative.