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A review by lizzye33
Autumn by Karl Ove Knausgård
2.0
If you pay attention to the dates I read this book, one would wonder why I did not finish this book for over two months on a short read. I would!
When I found this I was excited, and yes the words and the stories in this book are unique, but it for me just moved so slowly for a short book. Yes, it turned in the beginning to become something I would read a segment of every day, but for many of them, they became long and uninteresting to me. I cannot say I will be reading it again, but to those who enjoy reading philosophical ideas, or new views on different aspects of life, in this way please consider reading! I love both, yet for me, though Karl Ove Knausgaard paints incredible images on everyday things well, some of them were also a bit crude in a way we should be mindful of when picking up a book to read.
If you are interested in reading for the letter to the unborn daughter, though there are really only a few passages specific for that, you may but the book is much more than that. I know I write of this well, and I seem to be writing contradictions, but in the end, I did not connect with this book as much as I had truly hoped I would have despite the advertising with many of the things I love. Let's take a look at that for a moment.
"Autumn begins with a letter Karl Ove Knausgaard writes to his unborn daughter, showing her what to expect of the world. He writes one short piece per day, describing the material and natural world with the precision and mesmerizing intensity that have become his trademark."
This is true, yet it is important to remember perspective is a tricky element in this book because, yes we all have a different view on life and everything from its natural to material things, but it is written in a way that somehow you can forget that for a moment.
"He describes with acute sensitivity daily life with his wife and children in rural Sweden, drawing upon memories of his own childhood to give an inimitably tender perspective on the precious and unique bond between parent and child. The sun, wasps, jellyfish, eyes, lice—the stuff of everyday life is the fodder for his art. Nothing is too small or too vast to escape his attention."
True, each of these things listed is an example of entire separate passages in this book. Actual pages are written for individual things and describe them and their meaning. Whether you find that as a good meaningful piece of literature or something that makes your head turn a few degrees in hesitance, it affects everyone differently, I am here to remind you both reactions will be found when reading this.
"This beautifully illustrated book is a personal encyclopedia on everything from chewing gum to the stars. Through close observation of the objects and phenomena around him, Knausgaard shows us how vast, unknowable and wondrous the world is."
This is what I was speaking about when I said I had high hopes for this book. Yes, it can be read as a moving well-illustrated book with bold ideas, or it can become a slow read which you might occasionally pick up as I have.
In this review from someone who has read it, I am attempting to help you discover which path you want to take in seeing the world. At the end of your decision to read this book or not, you have a choice. To read it to see the world through a father's eyes in a life set apart from your own, or to leap into a story beyond this shelf. I made my decision, what will yours be?
When I found this I was excited, and yes the words and the stories in this book are unique, but it for me just moved so slowly for a short book. Yes, it turned in the beginning to become something I would read a segment of every day, but for many of them, they became long and uninteresting to me. I cannot say I will be reading it again, but to those who enjoy reading philosophical ideas, or new views on different aspects of life, in this way please consider reading! I love both, yet for me, though Karl Ove Knausgaard paints incredible images on everyday things well, some of them were also a bit crude in a way we should be mindful of when picking up a book to read.
If you are interested in reading for the letter to the unborn daughter, though there are really only a few passages specific for that, you may but the book is much more than that. I know I write of this well, and I seem to be writing contradictions, but in the end, I did not connect with this book as much as I had truly hoped I would have despite the advertising with many of the things I love. Let's take a look at that for a moment.
"Autumn begins with a letter Karl Ove Knausgaard writes to his unborn daughter, showing her what to expect of the world. He writes one short piece per day, describing the material and natural world with the precision and mesmerizing intensity that have become his trademark."
This is true, yet it is important to remember perspective is a tricky element in this book because, yes we all have a different view on life and everything from its natural to material things, but it is written in a way that somehow you can forget that for a moment.
"He describes with acute sensitivity daily life with his wife and children in rural Sweden, drawing upon memories of his own childhood to give an inimitably tender perspective on the precious and unique bond between parent and child. The sun, wasps, jellyfish, eyes, lice—the stuff of everyday life is the fodder for his art. Nothing is too small or too vast to escape his attention."
True, each of these things listed is an example of entire separate passages in this book. Actual pages are written for individual things and describe them and their meaning. Whether you find that as a good meaningful piece of literature or something that makes your head turn a few degrees in hesitance, it affects everyone differently, I am here to remind you both reactions will be found when reading this.
"This beautifully illustrated book is a personal encyclopedia on everything from chewing gum to the stars. Through close observation of the objects and phenomena around him, Knausgaard shows us how vast, unknowable and wondrous the world is."
This is what I was speaking about when I said I had high hopes for this book. Yes, it can be read as a moving well-illustrated book with bold ideas, or it can become a slow read which you might occasionally pick up as I have.
In this review from someone who has read it, I am attempting to help you discover which path you want to take in seeing the world. At the end of your decision to read this book or not, you have a choice. To read it to see the world through a father's eyes in a life set apart from your own, or to leap into a story beyond this shelf. I made my decision, what will yours be?