A review by kirsten0929
My Struggle, Book Five by Karl Ove Knausgård

5.0

What can I say, I love these books. Why I find them fascinating and infinitely readable and not boring and forgettable, I have no idea. I think part of it is the brutal honesty. You read it and think, okay, I've thought those things but I would never admit it. He just puts it out there, what he's thought, felt, and done, but in no way is he proud of it. Quite the opposite, it all seems part of his self-loathing. Another reason I think I like it is that it's just clean, efficient writing. Neither of these things explain why I like it so much, though. Looks like the sixth, and final, installment won't be available in English until next year. Arg, the wait!!