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melissaa's review against another edition
goed, niet alle verhalen vond ik goed maar deze serie is zo fijn tot nu toe. knausgards beschrijvingen van mensen zijn mijn allerlievelings. extra hartjes voor de mooie illustraties. wil deze de rest van het jaar herlezen zodat ik altijd een beetje winter bij me heb.
aimeeslittlelibrary's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
There is such a lot of work, thought, and emotion in these books that there is no chance I will ever review them with enough gravitas to do them justice. Knausgaard really picks up even the smallest of thoughts, interactions, ideas, objects, feelings, and moments of human life and places it in your hand. He gentle asks you to turn it over, inspect it, and allow your heart to connect over it, over the shared experience of this thing, of our commonality and trust in each others ability to unite over something so silly and small as a Q-tip, as roadkill, as snow. It’s so good. The letter to his daughter at the end of January is such sublime writing. So powerful and moving. What more can I say?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Medical content, and Pregnancy
Minor: Vomit
editrix's review against another edition
I read this alongside Ali Smith’s “Winter,” just like I did with both authors’ “Autumn” books back in November.
I didn’t manage to finish this one during actual winter, and I found this collection harder to get through than Knausgard's “Autumn," I think due to its balance between grandiose introspection (more) and deep takes on ordinary objects and phenomena (less). It turns out I’d much rather have him tell me about the/our/my world than talk about himself. That said, there's some really gorgeous, meaty stuff in here, and I love how well this series lends itself to sporadic (re)rereading.
I didn’t manage to finish this one during actual winter, and I found this collection harder to get through than Knausgard's “Autumn," I think due to its balance between grandiose introspection (more) and deep takes on ordinary objects and phenomena (less). It turns out I’d much rather have him tell me about the/our/my world than talk about himself. That said, there's some really gorgeous, meaty stuff in here, and I love how well this series lends itself to sporadic (re)rereading.
csjohnston's review against another edition
4.0
Pretty insightful a lot of the time - good for reading before bed.
nickynickynicky's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced