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Spring | Karl Ove Knausg�rd
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Spring is a deeply moving novel about family, our everyday lives, our joys and our struggles, beautifully illustrated by Anna Bjerger. I have just finished writing this book for you. What happened that summer nearly three years ago, (…more)
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TrishB
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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#spring #booked2023
Thoughts so far-
Wrongly incarcerated - Just Mercy
New in 23- ? I‘m sure there will be many!
Modern take- The Weight of Blood- meant to be a retelling of Carrie- which is a horror classic 😁
Short story- ? - I do have many choices, so will just have to pick one nearer the time
Set in 2 times- This is How
Starts with W- Widowland

Cinfhen Just Mercy is SOOOO GOOD!!! I‘m loving your ideas 💡 2y
squirrelbrain I was just about to comment that Just Mercy is so good, but @cinfhen beat me to it! 😁 2y
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TrishB @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain that‘s good to hear! It was also gifted off Cindy but unfortunately can‘t use for 2 😁 but I‘m not short of gifted books thankfully! 2y
squirrelbrain Yes, that‘s one prompt that‘s rather easy! #giftedbyalitten 2y
Oryx And I'm just jumping in to also say Just Mercy is incredible 🙂 @Cinfhen @squirrelbrain 2y
TrishB @Oryx and now I‘ve got to wait until January! 2y
Bookzombie I like your take on a classic retelling. I will have to keep that in mind. 🙂 2y
BarbaraBB Just Mercy does sound good indeed! 2y
TrishB @Bookzombie always room for a bit of flexibility 😁 2y
TrishB @BarbaraBB been on the pile for a while now so good chance to read! 2y
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arlenefinnigan
Spring | Karl Ove Knausg�rd
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CW: suicide, mental illness
This is a really well written book and a powerful, moving read. It‘s written to the author‘s baby daughter and describes their family life and how it‘s been impacted by his wife‘s mental illness. It‘s deeply personal, to the extent that it feels a bit intrusive. There‘s a detailed and quite graphic reflection on suicide, which is quite tough. A moving but ultimately hopeful reflection on the difficulties & joys of life.

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arlenefinnigan
Spring | Karl Ove Knausg�rd
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ReadingEnvy
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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.Where August and Winter were brief essays on things around the house while he anticipated his daughter's birth, this reads more like a letter to his daughter. While he writes it, he is caring for the children while his wife is absent, for reasons which are somewhat revealed by the end. Aside from that content is his brilliant nature writing, musings on aging, family, and place. #readingenvysummerreading challenge - finish a series

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Taylor
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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By switching up his formula from the first two books in the series, Knausgaard adds layers of meaning to those installments and lends the series newfound gravity and complexity, making these works feel like a saga that's (possibly?) just about on the same level as his OTHER famous opus.

This read was such a mood. It felt light and easy, mysterious and fascinating. I was never bored.

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scowler1
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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This one didn't make me cry until the last few pages! The previous book - Winter, was a series of short essays. This is one long chapter with the story almost in sequential order. The paragraph describing himself doing laundry is so detailed, so familiar yet so fascinating to read. I feel a bit voyeuristic reading Karl Ove, uncomfortably close, but we're all voyeurs of a sort, always watching, reading, talking about everyone else.

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thebluestocking
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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1. 👎 A huge rock hit my wind shield and caused a corner-to-corner crack.
2. 👍 A free weekend.
3. 🖍 Cray-on.
4. 📚 Tagged
5. ❤️ @jesshowbooks #friyayintro

Nerdgirl_Ms_Sorrells oh darn, those cracks are the worst! 6y
Blueberry I hope you were ok! 6y
thebluestocking @Blueberry Thank you. We were fine. Just the windshield was damaged. 6y
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thebluestocking
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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July was a pretty good reading month for me!

13 read total // 2 nonfiction on audio // 2 graphic novels
3 by Karl Ove Knausgaard

The tagged book was my favorite.
#monthlywrapup #julywrapup

ReadingEnvy How was Florida? 6y
thebluestocking @ReadingEnvy I quite liked it. Very atmospheric and memorable. Not as uneven as some collections can be. (I loved her earlier short story collection too.) 6y
BarbaraBB Great month! I am looking forward to Florida too. 6y
thebluestocking @BarbaraBB Thank you! Florida was pretty short and well done. I hope you enjoy it. 6y
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thebluestocking
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My favorite installment (so far) in this seasonal quartet. Autumn and Winter were composed of short essays on the world. Spring brings a slight departure in form with a longer narrative structure, but it has a similar feel with all of its details. I loved the longer story and can‘t wait to see what Summer brings. Karl Ove Knausgaard is now one of my all-time favorite writers.

BarbaraBB I haven‘t read these series but finished the My Struggle series and those made him one of my all-time favorites as well 💜 6y
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Litpixie
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Bailedbailed

I tried reading this book twice. I made it to page 27 before giving up. This book is confusing. Early on it seems as if the wife is in the house, then it seems as if she's living elsewhere. What really irritated me were the details: there's an incident that causes Child Protection Services to interview the father, but we don't know what happened. There are four children and we aren't told their names, but we know the books on his shelves. Pass.

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mrozzz
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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“... what her eyes begged for was someone to love and care for her, and the loving care she sought for was bottomless. This gnawed at me constantly, and when darkness engulfed your mother, when the pain & the anxiety swept through her like an avalanche & she lay motionless in the sofa or the bed, I began to ignore it, in a kind of hope that some way or other she would realize that only she could drag herself out of it.”

😣

Hollie 😢 7y
mrozzz So brutal @Hollie 7y
minkyb Did not realize I started holding my breath while reading this. 6y
mrozzz Yes! @minkyb I had to take frequent breaks from this one for that reason 6y
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mrozzz
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Wow this threw me. The first 2 set me up to expect brief chapters of how the world works. But in under 190 pages Karl Ove does what he does best depicting his day in minuscule detail leading to a reveal. I had to put it down often b/c of utterly beautiful passages & many difficult ones, where he shows us how he “quietly” saved his wife. It's heart-wrenching, balanced out by time spent w/ his kids while his wife is away.

*TW depression & suicide.*

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BookishShelly
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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More of a memoir and not a collection of rambling essays like the first two in this series. I hope the fourth one is also a memoir.

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Saari84
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Ich liebe Knausgard. Und mit diesem Buch, hat er sich noch mehr in mein Herz geschrieben!
Kaum einer vermag alltägliches in solch Worte zu packen, die einen packen und berühren! Seine Sicht auf die Dinge hat mich auch zum Nachdenken angeregt und immer wieder dachte ich:
"Was ein kluger Mann!"
Wer Knausgard noch nicht kennt:
Lesen!

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mrozzz
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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On a brighter note: I received my preorder for Spring! I‘m so delighted. Looking forward to getting through this in a single sitting this weekend, during some fabulous spring-type weather to compensate for what I‘ve heard is a darker (more honest?) glimpse into Knausgaard‘s psyche.

Btw, the poster says: “I don‘t need therapy, I just need some time alone with my books.”

vivastory Great poster, definitely curious about the books. I've read only one Knausgaard, but it was really memorable. Will be reading more, for sure! 7y
BarbaraBB I am very curious too. I have read and loved the My Struggle series but not this one. 7y
mrozzz Thanks! @vivastory I love Knausgaard... he‘s one of those writers who really describes EVERY detail and it‘s perfect. I can so vividly imagine it all. @BarbaraBB This series is more simplistic but not any less beautiful. The chapters are a couple pages long, about the most mundane objects/emotions of life- but it‘s like a long letter to his youngest child 7y
overtheedge Gotta find these, seem amazing! 7y
mrozzz They‘re pretty awesome.... the 4th comes out in August! @overtheedge 7y
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peacegypsy
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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This beauty was released today! 😃😃😃

MrBook Ohhhh! 😁 7y
Leftcoastzen Yay! 7y
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Saari84
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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Ich weiß nicht, wie es euch geht, aber ich LIEBE knausgard und seine Bücher! ?
Kennt ihr seine Bücher? Welches hat euch am besten gefallen?
Ich freue mich schon sehr auf "Frühling" ♥️
Habt ein schönes Wochenende!
#buch #buchliebe #buchsucht #buecher #buecherwurm #lovelybooks #bookstagram #ilovetoread

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Heatherleegee
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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The only Knausgaard books I‘ve read are the ones in this Seasons series. In Autumn and Winter it was hard to imagine Knausgaard as a father and husband. This book changed my perception of him. It was soul baring and heartfelt. Dealing with a loved one‘s depression is never easy, and Knausgaard brings that to the page with careful consideration.

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GatheringBooks
Spring: (Seasons Quartet 3) | Karl Ove Knausgaard
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#ReadingResolutions Day 20: While I already have Knausgaard‘s Autumn novel, I have yet to get #Spring and the rest of the books in the series. Anyone who has read them yet? Any good?

Redwritinghood I‘ve only read Autumn as well. I liked it, but maybe not enough to rush to get the other books as they come out. 7y
GatheringBooks @Redwritinghood i haven‘t even gotten around to reading autumn yet! yikes! good to hear your thoughts about this. i have his my struggle series too waiting to be read in my shelves. 📚 7y
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