A review by jmoxley
Hunger by Knut Hamsun
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
A pioneering novel using stream of consciousness narrative to follow an unnamed, impoverished young man in nineteenth century Kristiania (now Oslo) as he navigates his way thorough ups and downs in his circumstances and fights grinding hunger.
Sometimes the main character’s actions seem a logical response to his circumstances and at other times hunger makes him irrational, obsessive or delusional.
Sometimes the main character’s actions seem a logical response to his circumstances and at other times hunger makes him irrational, obsessive or delusional.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Eating disorder