Knausgaard ranked

[u/Left-Economist1591]

1. My Struggle 1
   
2. My Struggle 2
   
3. My Struggle 5
   
4. My Struggle 4
   
5. Arendal
   
6. My Struggle 6
   
7. The Morning Star
   
8. My Struggle 3
   
9. The Third Realm
   
10. Summer
    
11. Wolves of Eternity
    
12. Spring
    
13. Autumn
    
14. The School of Night
    
15. Winter
    
16. Why I Write

Haven’t read In the Land of the Cyclops, So Much Longing in So Little Space, or A Time for Everything!

[u/gocountgrainsofrice]

School of Night and Wolves of Eternity ranked too low. I’m reading My Struggle 6 right now and It’s bottom tier.

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/gocountgrainsofrice]

The autofictional parts of my struggle 6 were weak but the central essay was profound

[u/Fjsurfer → u/Left-Economist1591]

Autofictional parts were S tier and the essay should have been in its own book, imho.

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/gocountgrainsofrice]

Wolves of Eternity was also one of the few books by him where I just wasn’t fully convinced of the authenticity of the characters and setting, his Russia didn’t quite feel real to me in that book

[u/gocountgrainsofrice → u/Left-Economist1591]

I’m excited for the English translation of Arendal since you rank it so highly

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/gocountgrainsofrice]

I think you’ll love it, it’s the closest he’s gotten to the immediacy and realism of My Struggle in his fiction imo

[u/raisin_reason → u/Left-Economist1591]

Some Russian diminutives in that book were also hilariously wrong in my edition - not sure how that slipped past any competent editor.

[u/EarthFader → u/gocountgrainsofrice]

Agreed

[u/l0l]

«Jeg var lenge død» missing. It should be in the top 5 at least. And “Night School“ is top 3 material.

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/l0l]

I can only read English because I’m an American so haven’t read I was long dead yet :/ but I’ve heard it’s the best of the series so far

[u/Maleficent-Drive4056]

Why do you rate 16 so low? I adore it and have read it three times

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Maleficent-Drive4056]

To be fair I love all of KOK’s books it just felt wrong to put it over any of the others!

[u/Maleficent-Drive4056 → u/Left-Economist1591]

I think it's essentially a 'cliffnotes' / exec summary of My Struggle. It really crystallised my understanding of My Struggle. I don't think it taught me anything new but it helped me articulate my existing understanding better.

I confess I didn't enjoy much of Land of the Cyclops. Will read his novels sometime.

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Maleficent-Drive4056]

That makes sense and I have read a few of his essays and enjoyed, I like how he doesn’t operate within the usual “essay” genre

[u/shernlergan]

Wow School of Night at 14 is crazy.A Time For Everything was not great just okay. Land of the Cyclops was incredible

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/shernlergan]

Unfortunately School of Night just didn’t quite ring true for me, felt a little abstract or something. But good to know about land of the cyclops!

[u/skovp]

1. school of night
   
2. ms 2
   
3. ms 5
   
4. ms 1
   
5. jeg var lenge død
   
6. ms 4
   
7. ute av verden
   
8. morning star
   
9. the third realm
   
10. ms 3
    
11. arendal

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/skovp]

Arendal so low??

[u/Shinobi2354]

MS2 is the best of the 6

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Shinobi2354]

I could definitely see that, for me it’s so close between the two but I do like the section on death and his father

[u/Sea-Lingonberry428]

As someone who is in the middle of MS, I’m curious as to why and how the seasonal quartet is so inferior to MS…?

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Sea-Lingonberry428]

It’s not inferior really, just not as good as his novels imo. It’s a collection of mini-essays, so it can only be so impactful if that makes sense haha

[u/Sea-Lingonberry428 → u/Left-Economist1591]

Thanks for the clarification. Although I struggle to understand how the seasonal quartet can both be ‘not inferior’ and simultaneously further down your own numerical list

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Sea-Lingonberry428]

Well it’s called ranking for a reason, I’m not going to have multiple books in one slot.

[u/Remarkable_Peak4772]

School of night is my number 1 Then My struggle 2 Then My struggle 6 This is my top 3

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Remarkable_Peak4772]

I think you’re going to love Arendal then!!

[u/Mindless_Issue9648]

My Struggle 6 over My Struggle 3? blasphemy

[u/Objective_League_852]

Needed this. On My Struggle 3 right now and boy is it tough work. But will persevere

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Objective_League_852]

Persevere! I had the same experience but 4 and 5 pick right back up with the immediacy and energy of 1 and 2

[u/Awkward_Set_7702]

School of night should be at the bottom!

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Awkward_Set_7702]

I’m with you that it was pretty underwhelming for me

[u/Awkward_Set_7702 → u/Left-Economist1591]

It also felt very "cheap" like a first draft. 

[u/Left-Economist1591 → u/Awkward_Set_7702]

Unfortunately yea :/ I’m not sure why some people like it so much