. Compulsively addictive. His way of describing .reality as it is. is to expand the range of thoughts and actions, however mundane or shameful, that a human being will publicly admit to. . Jake Kerridge, Daily Telegraph
. A uniquely compelling and absorbing reading experience. captivating interplay between banality and beauty, the redundant and the sublime. . Chris Power, New Statesman
. Knausgaard.s rendering of this crisis . the jitteriness, the relentlessness with which he goes over events again and again, his overwhelming sense of transgression and shame . is riveting. Every changed nappy, every cigarette smoked on the balcony, every cup of coffee poured from that damn vacuum jug is another alibi; the creation of the normal life that distracts from the roiling mess within... That we cannot quite name what we.ve experienced is part of the brilliance. . Alex Clark, Guardian
. The End is woven of a man.s love for his family and his obsession with the solitary writing life, the warp and weft of these contradictory passions sometimes meshing together perfectly. My Struggle is a cultural moment worth getting involved in. The six volumes offer something special: total immersion in the soap opera of another person.s life. . Melissa Katsoulis, The Times
