My Struggle
Karl Ove Knausgård
8 people recommended it in 5 threads, 2018–2025.
What people on Hacker News said
It's an existentially entertaining read for me, the stuff of life as I know it. He derives insights from even banal events. And still, plenty of surprises, shocks and laughs. It's all presented with clarity and bravery.
On face it's just the angst of some middle class writer, but following him into the recesses of his own introspection is really something.
And yet, I did. Whenever I had a free moment, a household issue I didn't want to solve, etc, I grabbed after this book to simply get lost.
An auto-biographical novel that's over 3600 pages for the entire series. It's really just the most accurate literary experience of modern man. I'm finding it quite useful to analyze my own conscious experience through life.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What's the best book you read in 2021? 2021 · 4 recommendations
- Best Books ever of 10 years' votes at 4chan /lit/ 2025 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Favorite fiction books of 2018? 2018 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books have made you introspect? 2018 · 1 recommendation