The Third Realm

It is a privilege to be the first to review The Third Realm on NetGalley,
This is the English translation/edition of the third instalment in Knausgaard’s Morning Star series, and fortunately it can be read as a stand alone book.
Tove is an artist suffering from psychosis. We are rewarded further hearing the events from her POV this time.
Syvert contemplates on immortality.
A young woman called Line finds herself in a gig in a forest.
Gaute’s dealing with personal issues.
Nightmares, rituals, investigations, bizarre incidents. The town is tormented.
What happened to the metal band? When did the murders/strange events start? When did they stop (Syvert has a theory)?
Other characters, some of whom appear in the previous books as well as new ones tell their stories from their perspectives.
As someone who is extremely picky when it comes to the first person POV, I found the characters’ voices gripping and engaging.
I appreciate the author’s My Struggle series however, his prose in the Morning Star and the Wolves of Eternity to be a wonderful fit for the series, and the style appeals to me with its balance between literary richness and minimalism.
Aside from the style, I love the magical realism, and light-dark themes in this series and especially in this book.
It gives me the TV show Dark and Mike Flanagan narrative vibes.
All in all, this is a 4.5 star read, and I highly recommend it.
Plot 4.5
Prose 4.75
Characterisation 4.25
Themes and concept 4.75
Structure 4.25
Mood 4.5