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My Struggle, Book Six
My Struggle, Book Six | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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The final installment in the long awaited, internationally celebrated My Struggle series. The full scope and achievement of Knausgaard's monumental work is evident in this final installment of his My Struggle series. Grappling directly with the consequences of Knausgaard's transgressive blurring of public and private Book Six is a troubling and engrossing look into the mind of one of the most exciting artists of our time. Knausgaard includes a long essay on Hitler and Mein Kampf, particularly relevant (if not prescient) in our current global climate of ascending dictatorships.
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Hamlet
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6 books, 3,600 pages, & many months: I‘m finally done. Scroll down for my review of book 1; this will have to serve for the rest. It was a worthwhile trip. He made the banalities of quotidian life valuable, while exploring the costs & sacrifices of the “I” & its freedom in the artist and the “we” of social community and its regulation/constraints. 50 pages analyzing Celan‘s poem “The Straightening” & 450 on Hitler‘s “Mein Kampf” worked well.

BarbaraBB I loved these series and the 6th installment made a perfect final! 2y
batsy Great, succinct review of this series! I really need to get to it. 2y
Hamlet @batsy Thanks so much! It was quite readable and compelling. 2y
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merelybookish
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My Struggle is complete! I finished the last book today. I don't know how I feel, relieved and a bit bereft. It's like I've broken up with a self-absorbed but beguiling boyfriend. I don't know what I think of the work: brilliant, gutsy, dull, solipsistic.
I do feel for his now ex-wife.
But wow. It really is a unique reading experience. And now it's over.

Liz_M Lovely! All those beautiful, large Archipelago editions! 😍 4y
Cuilin 😳 That‘s impressive!! 4y
LeahBergen What a great review! 😆😆 I read the first one and loved it and was bored by it (which is probably what his poor ex says all the time 😆). 4y
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merelybookish @Liz_M They are gorgeous! Not mine sadly. 4y
merelybookish @Cuilin Well I started back in 2016 so it's taken me a while! 4y
merelybookish @LeahBergen Thanks! They are definitely boring at times! And I can't even imagine how bored she is of him and these books! Total exposure. 😳 4y
Graywacke Congrats! (I have the first one buried i the bedside pile.) 4y
Ruthiella Well done! 😀🥳 Your struggle is OVER! (edited) 4y
erzascarletbookgasm Congrats! Your review is 👌 4y
Reviewsbylola 😳😳😳 what a feat!! 4y
sarahbarnes Wow, congrats! That is an accomplishment for this crazy year. 😂 4y
readordierachel Well done! You've made me both want to read these and not want to 😆 4y
merelybookish @Graywacke I don't think you're the only one with this book languishing on the TBR. 😄 4y
merelybookish @Ruthiella EXACTLY! 🤣 4y
merelybookish @Reviewsbylola It took me a while! 4y
merelybookish @sarahbarnes Thanks! My reading has been nutty this year and so it fits! 😅 4y
merelybookish @readordierachel That sounds about right. 😄 I would never tell someone to read these books. And yet...I wouldn't tell them not to. 🤷 4y
batsy Well done! And fab review... I feel exactly like @readordierachel 😁 4y
vivastory I'm very impressed! I've only read book 1. I'm planning on carrying on with the rest of them. I found the passage about his father's death to be both tedious & one of the greatest portrayals of grief I've ever read. 4y
merelybookish @batsy Thanks! It sparks a lot of conflicting feelings! 😆🙃 4y
merelybookish @vivastory It definitely has a geeky lit appeal. Especially the last book where he reflects on what he's trying to do by writing these books. 4y
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merelybookish
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You guys, he is STILL talking about Hitler!! 🙄🥱😰🥴

Leftcoastzen I was reading it around Christmas, a special kind of Hitler hell! 4y
merelybookish @Leftcoastzen A little Mein Kampf analysis goes a long way. 😩 @BarbaraBB said she skipped this section. Clearly the way to go! 4y
BarbaraBB I had this resolution to read it another time, but still haven‘t followed it up. I was so much more interested in Knausgaard than in Hitler 🤦🏻‍♀️😉 @Leftcoastzen (edited) 4y
Cathythoughts Oh no 🤦🏼‍♀️! as you said , your struggle is real ..... 😳 4y
AnneCecilie I haven‘t read his books, I just decided a long time ago that I wouldn‘t, but I think half the book is about Hitler 4y
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merelybookish
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About halfway through this tome and in the midst of a deep dive into Hitler's childhood and youth. I guess that's inevitable if your book has the same title as Hitler's.
And so goes my own struggle.

Leftcoastzen The last volume is a lot of Hitler! 4y
Ruthiella You could write a memoir about reading Knaussguard! It can be a never ending story... 4y
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BarbaraBB I think I skipped that part... 4y
batsy @Ruthiella Haha, that's a great idea! @merelybookish I'd definitely read it instead of Knausgaard! 😆 4y
merelybookish @Ruthiella @merelybookish I'll add it to my long list of imaginary writing projects! ? Although someone must have already written "My Struggle to read My Struggle." 4y
merelybookish @BarbaraBB LOL. Smart move!! But I keep thinking it can't go on much longer. 4y
Cathythoughts I wasn‘t a fan of these books ... I bailed after awhile.... he lost me 4y
andrew61 I have had bk 1 sat in a pile for years but not picked it up , maybe next year. 4y
merelybookish @Cathythoughts I get it! I don't even quite know why i have stuck with it. 4y
merelybookish @andrew61 Maybe in a few more years it will seem passe. 4y
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merelybookish
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Had to go to Colorado Springs today for work. Stopped at Garden of the Gods for the first time. It was a beautiful day and not too crowded.
Spent the two hour drive down there with Karl Ove. Even as I roll my eyes at his solipsism, I can't help but be captivated his struggle.

ValerieAndBooks I used to live not far from there! Always enjoyed Garden of the Gods. 4y
EmilyM I live in Colorado Springs! Love Garden of the Gods! 4y
AmyG We visited when we moved to CO. So beautiful! And now my nephew lives there so hopefully we will be back this coming summer 🤞🏻 (edited) 4y
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batsy Wow, look at that! Must be such a sight to see in person ❤️ 4y
merelybookish @ValerieAndBooks @amyg Really pretty! A bit like Red Rocks but no stages and a lot less stairs!! 4y
merelybookish @EmilyM Colorado Springs is really pretty! Mountains feel a lot closer than they do in Denver. 4y
merelybookish @batsy They are beautiful! They help make earth's 30+ million years timeline more visible! 4y
Liz_M Oooh, I want to know what you think of this series! I have them (used them as a monitor stand for my laptop for the first 8 months of covid self-isolation 😁), but have been hesitant to reserve the time needed to read them all! 4y
merelybookish @Liz_M Hmmm well I sort of have a love/hate relationship with these books. They annoy me at times but they are also fascinating and have amazing passages that kind of blow me away. They really are unlike any other reading experience. Try the first one. If you're intrigued, then yes, it's worth it to keep going. If you hate it, you still have a great monitor stand. 😄 4y
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merelybookish
My Struggle, Book Six | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Inspired by #progressitNovember, decided to hang out with Karl Ove and read the final book of My Struggle. Only 43 hours on audio. 😳

Ruthiella Don‘t let 43 hours stand between you and finishing the series! 😁 Whatever you do while listening, you‘ll just have to do more of! 4y
BarbaraBB Enjoy them, those hours! It‘s the best book in the series ❤️❤️ 4y
Cathythoughts I‘m #unpopularopinion I did like the first one ... but I kind of lost interest ... 4y
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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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It‘s the most I‘ve ever underlined in any book, by far. There‘s this incredible section in the middle when it actually becomes quite demanding, way more than most stuff I read (because I don‘t read tough philosophy texts, like ever), but I don‘t mind that...; I learned a huge amount from it.

It‘s easily one of the best modern novels I‘ve read. 1,200+ pages—wow—can‘t believe I actually finished that—can‘t believe I finished the series!

Leftcoastzen 👏👏👏 4y
BarbaraBB Well done! Such a great series! 4y
Tanisha_A Wow! But i am soo intrigued. 4y
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Taylor @Tanisha_A Ha, don‘t attempt it unless you have a deep burning urge to read the series. Otherwise it is too huge of a time commitment. It is worth it though if modern metafiction is your thing. 4y
Taylor @BarbaraBB Totally. The whole series is fantastic, and this last book really rounds it out. 4y
BarbaraBB I thought so too. 4y
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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

Connecting home with a landscape and not a state of mind was my most reactionary feature, but it was also the most deeply rooted.

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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

“I read something in Gombrowicz yesterday that I‘ve been thinking about,” I said. “It‘s about why we don‘t allow ourselves to be surprised by anything.... That‘s what my problem is. Do you understand? I take everything for granted. And it‘s a poison. I don‘t look down on you, I think you‘re wonderful, but when I take everything for granted and there‘s no reaction it gets on my nerves. That‘s what I mean. It gets on my nerves.”

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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

In the Third Reich the voice of human conscience did not say it is wrong to kill, it said it is wrong not to kill ... This was made possible by a shift in the language, displayed in its purest form in “Mein Kempf,” which contains no “you,” only an “I,” and a “we,” which is what makes it possible to turn “they” into “it.” In “you” was decency. In “it” was evil.

But it was “we” who carried it out.

BkClubCare Frightening 4y
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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

The Jew-hatred of Hitler and the Nazis, however, was new in the sense that it was related to modernity, to the cities and the mass human ... Racial theory was new as well, and provided the mind-set with a legitimacy that removed it from the mythical and placed it firmly within the realms of the rational and the modern.

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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

the traits parents tend to be most implacable toward in their children are often those most similar to their own, and in acts of brutality toward children there is always an element of self-loathing even if one is unaware of its existence...

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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

The question posed is this: how to name that which is nothing without making it something? This is the very negation of religion‘s great puzzle: how to name what is infinite without making it finite? Even the “all” is finite. How do we name what is beyond humanity without drawing it into the human domain, given that language in itself is human? How do we refer to God?

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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

400 pages in—

This book is a total doozy. Intimidating in a way where it‘s like, once I finish it, what can I possibly have to say about it? I will read some Goodreads reviews, but likewise: what can they possibly say about it?

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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

Did red and white blood cells exist in the seventeenth century? Yes, they did, but not to the human mind. They were in other words a part of the world but not of our reality.

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Taylor
End: My Struggle: Book 6 | Karl Ove Knausgaard

The fact that we nevertheless think all our opinions and beliefs to be personal and individual, reached by way of our own mature consideration, completely ignoring the role played by time, is one of the most important social mechanisms of all, since without it the apparent relativity of morality and science would dissolve all imperative and we would be destroyed in a chaos of independence.

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mirnas
Min kamp: roman | Karl Ove Knausgrd
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I have just finished all 6 parts, all 3 000 pages. So glad I did. A book I could not compare with anything I have ever read. An experience of its own.

Nute Welcome to Litsy! It‘s a warm and friendly community. I know that you will enjoy yourself here. I‘m looking forward to getting to know you!🙂 I hope to call this series an accomplished reading experience one day. Congratulations! 5y
mirnas Thank you🙂 5y
Taylor This final book is WILD, right? 4y
mirnas Oh yes😁 Especially the Hitler part! A bit too long. I prefer the second and the fourth part! You? 4y
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Leftcoastzen
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Definitely my struggle, I raised my Goodreads goal to 95 & I am only at 88.There is a #24B42020 readathon Dec.27th to 31.🤔At a normal pace I think I may finish 3 more..maybe a readathon in my future cuz I would love to meet my goal.

Hooked_on_books You‘re doing great! 5y
jb72 We‘d love to have you join the readathon. You are doing great on your GR goals. Congratulations 🎈 5y
Andrew65 @jb72 We would And good luck with your goal. Time for some shorter, quick read books, 5y
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thegirlwiththelibrarybag You need a couple of excellent short reads! I‘d recommend both of this authors books starting with 5y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag This was also pretty good 5y
Leftcoastzen @thegirlwiththelibrarybag good suggestions! I‘m already sticking a graphic novel in , fun and short. 5y
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Leftcoastzen
My Struggle, Book Six | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Done! I‘m paraphrasing a review that stated It‘s like taking a peak at a strangers diary & finding all your secrets there.Not for everybody but I loved it.My progress was slow on volume 6 ,it was hard to read about Hitler during the holidays.This volume takes place after the 1st book is out,fallout & confrontation comes to pass as a relative calls him out on his memory of events.Glad I took the journey.challenging for some in his life ,I bet.

Liz_M Congrats on finishing all six volumes! 5y
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Liz_M
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Mount TBR got a little taller this year.

BookishMarginalia Wow! Impressive! 6y
AceOnRoam I'll be cheering from the sidelines. Good luck! 6y
Liz_M @AceOnRoam Well, I might not start reading them until 2045, but at least they will be waiting for me when I am ready. 😁 😁 😁 😁 😁 6y
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AceOnRoam LOL. Maybe one per decade... 6y
Kristelh How many total pages? 6y
Liz_M @Kristelh 430+573+427+485+1157+1157 = 4229 6y
Kristelh That is a struggle! 6y
vivastory I read the first volume & really loved it, been meaning to read the others! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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If you wish to do the deep dive into the human experience from one mans point of view, you need to read Knausgaards 6 volume saga.I‘m not half way through the 6th book, wish I was starting the series again.

ValerieAndBooks I‘m currently reading Book 3, and it is breaking my heart 💔 but this is such a compelling series. 6y
Leftcoastzen @ValerieAndBooks All the details!book 3 made me remember things about childhood I forgot. 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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Karl Ove talking to a guest in his home library. I can relate!😀📚📚📚📚📚📚

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Flaneurette
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Awaiting our flight to Rome and can‘t decide what to read. Mr flaneurette is reading the Dan Brown and I‘ve since finished Certain American States but there are 100 plus books on my kindle I want to get to soonish...this is MY struggle.

merelybookish Regardless, have fun!! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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I finally, officially ,joined the #DeweysReadathon I have started all these books, I hope I finish a couple and that a morning commitment tomorrow doesn‘t take too long. Anyone else in?

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BookishTrish
The End: My Struggle | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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My husband is almost at the end of The End. He loves Karl. Any ideas what he should read next?

kellyann28 Wow, that's a stout book! 6y
BarbaraBB Something completely different I think. All that is the slightest comparable will feel so much less good then Knausgaard ❤️ 6y
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mrozzz
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Somehow I almost forgot to share with you all: dreams do come true!

The event started enormously late due to disorganization getting everyone into the venue, but I had a VIP ticket which included a priority spot in the signing line so I didn‘t leave too too late— but it was SO worth it.

Maggie Nelson was a great moderator and Karl Ove is just.... exactly who I thought he‘d be. 😍

PS this book is a brick and I couldn‘t be happier. 📚📚📚

ClairesReads I saw Knausgaard earlier this year at the Auckland Writers Festival. He was outstanding. What a time to be alive- so glad you enjoyed it. 6y
mrozzz Right?!! Ugh. I love him so much... it was actually nice to see he had so many other fans. I had no idea. @ClairesReads 6y
mrozzz I tried to explain to him how I was in a Book slump years ago and then I read the first two volumes of My Struggle and fell in love with reading again. @ClairesReads 6y
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ClairesReads @mrozzz how great! Yes I was surprised by how many other people were there, and also how diverse his fan base is too 6y
Leftcoastzen Yay! 6y
tammysue Love it! 6y
BarbaraBB I saw him once too and felt the same. Meeting him is as if you already know him. And knowing that he actually would rather not be there, talking to all those strangers while he seems so at ease with them. And of course he‘s gorgeous 😍. And book six is fab!! 6y
mrozzz @BarbaraBB he‘s SO good looking... and it‘s funny because on the US paperbacks the cover image is just his face, but the pictures must be at least 10 years old, so seeing him in person was like reacquainting myself with an old friend. UGH. 💜 6y
BarbaraBB 😂😍 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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You know , I might feel a lot better if I had just read today, instead of watching 9 hours of that hearing.A little sick to my stomach right now.

DGRachel I‘m watching Turkish soap operas instead. 6y
Leftcoastzen @DGRachel That sounds fun! 6y
vivastory Do you read Locus monthly? 6y
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Leftcoastzen @vivastory I don‘t , I browse it in the library occasionally,but wanted to buy this issue because of Harlan Ellison 6y
vivastory I have this issue, I haven't read it yet. My local library allows patrons to keep back issues. 6y
Leftcoastzen @vivastory wow , cool that you can keep them. I don‘t read tons of Sci-fi and Fantasy,but I still admire Locus , the awards information, the depth of coverage on new titles and events. 6y
Hooked_on_books In that case, I would recommend not looking at the front and center book in your pic today. It‘d probably make your nausea worse. 🤮 6y
Leftcoastzen @Hooked_on_books You are exactly right , I may have to skip reading any chapters in that one today. 6y
Christine Agreed. Super rough day but felt important to witness the historic moment. 😕 (edited) 6y
mrozzz Oh god, me too. I wish I had turned it off 😞 not sure what I expected to see 6y
AlaMich I never intended to watch/listen but once I started I couldn‘t stop. Just awful. 6y
Leftcoastzen @Christine @mrozzz @AlaMich I am on Elizabeth Warrens email list.She wrote powerfully about today,but as we know , for some , it‘s just business as usual.An awful day. 6y
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merelybookish
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My hold came in!! 🎉🎉 (From Les Mis to My Struggle . .lots of light reading this fall! 😜)

ohyeahthatgirl You could kill someone with that hefty book. 6y
Cathythoughts 👍🏻❤️ 6y
readinginthedark Quick question: Would you be interested in hosting a comedy for #ShakespeareReadalong in November? 6y
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merelybookish @readinginthedark Sure. What did you have in mind? A Winter's Tale? 6y
readinginthedark I think anything would work! A Winter's Tale would be seasonally appropriate. 👍 I'll post a heads-up to everyone today and direct them to you for a schedule, which you can do whenever. Probably want to start in about a week or two, so people have a chance to get their copies. Also let me know if you'd like to be in a regular rotation of hosts. Jess decided not to do it anymore, and I have Meaghan for the histories, so there'd be three of us. 6y
merelybookish @readinginthedark Sure. We could also do Twelfth Night since technically set at Xmas time. 6y
readinginthedark I'm good with either one. I think a comedy is best since we've just done a few heavier reads, but as long as we haven't read it yet, I have no preference! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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My Struggle indeed!When Karl Ove decided to write a fiction that more or less seems to be real life , well ,it has its complications.I mean there is so much time writing ,editing, book deal , finally publication.It postpones that thought , how will the people in my life react ?Early in this 6th volume , the enormity of how his loved ones may react begins with his brother,Yngve.In the age of e-mail, the reaction comes fast.

BarbaraBB I‘ll follow your thoughts on this one! 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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1.I‘m always in a bookstore.Should stay home and read what I have.
2.Martin Sexton
3.Procrastination
4.Loved Handmaids Tale, watched Castle Rock , not sure what I thought of that.I loved “Love “ the 3 season series on Netflix starring Paul Rust, L.A. dysfunctional romance a Judd Apatow production,Showtime Ray Donovan,Shameless,and Patrick Melrose.
5.Tagged
#humpdaypost Join in anyone!

Trashcanman Thank you for the tag 💗 6y
Leftcoastzen @Trashcanman and thank YOU for the tag! 6y
CarolynM Love Ray Donovan❤️ 6y
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matthieumcintosh Hey, I'm about 50 pages into the new Knausgaard...as great as ever. I do wonder if there'll ever be classes devoted to studying My Struggle. 6y
Leftcoastzen @CarolynM it‘s pretty awesome. 6y
Leftcoastzen @matthieumcintosh I‘m on 45, did not have much reading time.I think it may be studied.It catches a zeitgeist of living in this age .With all the details of the inner dialogue and the details of Day to Day life . Love it 6y
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Leftcoastzen
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So this happened.Actually, I think I started the series when 2 were already in paperback and volume 3 was nearly out in paper.Have all the others,in paper.Waited SO LONG for this one, had to have it right away.Wish I had nothing to do but read,only 22 pages in, oh ,that voice!

BarbaraBB This one is sooo good. I couldn‘t have wisheid for a better ‘grand final‘ 💜 6y
Leftcoastzen @BarbaraBB good to hear.I have been enjoying his seasonal books , but this series flows like a river, kinda sorry I‘m going to the end , just to be dumped in the sea , I guess.Bittersweet.😊🤔 6y
BarbaraBB Looking forward to your review. 6y
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Liz_M I finally caved and bought the first two volumes. I'll be looking for your review! 6y
arubabookwoman I received my preorder of 6, but unfortunately cAn‘t start it yet. I‘d been saving 5 for what seems like years in order to read it relatively close to when the final volume came out. But life has been so crazy I haven‘t been able to get to 5 yet. 6y
Leftcoastzen @arubabookwoman Actually, I‘m a little jealous that you have so much of it left to look forward to.😊 6y
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RobinGustafson
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Final installment received today. Now let the real struggle begin. Book Six is a 1000-pager. #karloveknausgaard #thousandpager #ilovebigbooksandicannotlie

BookishTrish My husband is 600 pages in and hooked. 6y
RobinGustafson Oh wow, that has me excited to begin the odyssey. Just need to figure out my reading plan :-) 6y
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arubabookwoman
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I don‘t usually preorder books, and this one is only 2 weeks from publication, and I usually don‘t like to pay inflated prices for Kindle books ($16.99!!), but I did it—preordered the final volume of Knausgaard‘s massive autobiographical novel. In the meantime, I need to read Book 5, which I‘ve been saving for just this time!
Full confession: I also splurged on a couple of books on the Booker Int‘l Long List.

Tanisha_A I guess once in a while is okay! 😆 6y
TrishB This is a massive book - I looked at in in Waterstones the other day - drawn to it by the size! 6y
sisilia I need to start Book 1 soon 😶 6y
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arubabookwoman @TrishB I saw that it is over 1000 pages, which made me want it even more. I love long books. I always have a hard time getting into a new book, but once I‘m in and liking it I want it to go on forever. When I have a choice, I‘ll choose a long book over a short one. Short stories are really difficult for me. 6y
TrishB I‘m not a short story fan either 👍🏻 6y
BarbaraBB The final book is so so good!! 6y
Liz_M I have resisted reading or buying these until the last volume was translated. I may finally cave and pick them up at the Brooklyn Book Festival next week. 6y
charl08 Waiting for the shortlist now, I think! 6y
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BookishTrish
The End: My Struggle | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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And so the holiday ends 😭😭😭

MicheleinPhilly Holy crap! That book is HUGE. 6y
BarbaraBB This book is so good, unforgettable. Have you finished yet? 6y
BookishTrish @MicheleinPhilly Agreed! @BarbaraBB I‘ve never read a word of the series. My husband ❤️❤️❤️s then though. I‘ve seen him speak and he‘s captivating. 6y
BarbaraBB He is! And your husband is right 😉. I hope you will read the series one day! 6y
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mrozzz
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You better believe I bought seats in the front row barely a minute after Community Bookstore posted this event!!! 😄Can it be September already?? I was so disappointed last year when he was in NYC and I couldn‘t get to the event.

In 2015 I was in a years-long slump, reading maybe 12-20 books per year, and then I picked up the first of My Struggle and I seriously rediscovered my passion for words & reading. 💗

vivastory Too awesome! Enjoy! 6y
Leftcoastzen Wish I could go! 6y
BarbaraBB He is so cool and so nice. I went to see him last year. And I looooved part 6 of My Struggle. Wow 😍 6y
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Suet624 I‘m so excited for you! 6y
cathysaid So jealous!!! I mean, happy for you but also JEALOUS. 💚 6y
ReadingEnvy Awesome. Please tell us how he smells ...I picture cigarettes and icicles. ;) 6y
sisilia Omgaaawwwwddddd... @mrozzz I wish I could just fly to NYC for this 6y
LeahBergen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
mrozzz @ReadingEnvy LOL I‘ll try to remember amidst my fangirling to take note for you. It seems like you might be right on the money though 😏 6y
mrozzz @BarbaraBB That is so great to hear! It‘s always a huge letdown when you build up a favorite author in your mind and then it‘s turns out they‘re not so lovely. I got approved for the ARC of the 6th installment (can‘t believe the translation took so long!) so it‘s going to be my penultimate summer read next month. 🤗 6y
mrozzz @Suet624 Thanks! I‘m over the moon. 6y
mrozzz @cathysaid check his site?! Maybe he‘s coming near you too! 6y
mrozzz I wish you could too!!! @sisilia Let me know if you do 😉 6y
mrozzz @LeahBergen 🙂🙃🙂 6y
mrozzz Thank youuuu I‘m so overcome with excitement. @vivastory 6y
mrozzz @Leftcoastzen me too!! Maybe he has another event you could attend? 6y
BarbaraBB @mrozzz O Wow, please tag me when you‘re done, I‘m looking forward already to your review. Apparently the Dutch translation came earlier than the English one (how strange!) but I really loved loved loved the 6th installment. 6y
BarbaraBB Knausgaard maybe not so lovable but man, is he human 💜💜 6y
mrozzz Exactly! Since he uses “himself” as his main character we know he‘s not a good person, but he‘s a great character, and it seems like, you‘re right, he so human and just self deprecating enough to (probably?) be very grateful & respectful to his readers. I will try to remember to tag you! @BarbaraBB I‘m so anxious to read it that I can‘t help but put it off for a few weeks. Are there any books you‘ve felt that way about? 6y
BarbaraBB I don‘t think so. I really fell in love a bit with Knausgaard for being the man he is, even though I couldn‘t stand living with him. It‘s his honesty and his writing and his talking when you meet him.. I think that‘s quite unique (edited) 6y
mrozzz I agree! Can‘t wait to meet him!! @BarbaraBB 6y
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