Boyhood Island by Karl Ove Knausgård

Boyhood Island

Min kamp #3

Karl Ove Knausgård with Don Bartlett (Translator)

480 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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An autobiographical story of childhood and family from the international sensation and bestseller, Karl Ove Knausgaard. A family of four --- mother, father and two boys --- move to Sorland, to a new house on a new estate. It is the early 1970s, th...

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Community Reviews

4.15
based on 1,172 reviews

Moods

reflective: 88%

emotional: 67%

sad: 32%

funny: 30%

dark: 25%

adventurous: 20%

challenging: 11%

lighthearted: 11%

tense: 11%

hopeful: 8%

inspiring: 8%

relaxing: 8%

informative: 6%

mysterious: 1%

Pace

6% of readers chose fast
62% of readers chose medium
31% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
11% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

84% of readers chose Yes
13% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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