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2666 by Roberto Bolano

May 4, 2019 by Jake 1 Comment

This isn’t going to be a conventional review because I don’t know what to say about 2666 or really make of it. I know it’s an excellent novel; it felt like Bolaño was writing through me rather than to me. But to summarize it the way I normally do (plot, good points, bad points, summation) won’t do it justice. So this is going to be a grab bag of thoughts about a stirring, complex, difficult, beautiful, exhausting, breathtaking book. -The five story lines connected in a way […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: 2666, mexico, mystery, Robeto Bolano

Jake's CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: 2666, mexico, mystery, Robeto Bolano ·
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What the fuck did I just read?

May 6, 2016 by expandingbookshelf Leave a Comment

Seriously though…what the fuck did I just read??? That’s not rhetorical, that’s not me being cute, and that’s not a set up to explain to you lovely readers what the fuck I did just read. It’s just the first thought that sprang into my head after closing Alvaro Enrigue’s gloriously weird Sudden Death. Reading this book reminded me of the first time I read Roberto Bolano’s masterpiece 2666 (and in fact the same translator worked on both books. That can’t be a coincidence). They’re both […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 2666, Álvaro Enrigue, Fiction, history, mexico, Philosophy, Roberto Bolano, Sudden Death

expandingbookshelf's CBR8 Review No:59 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 2666, Álvaro Enrigue, Fiction, history, mexico, Philosophy, Roberto Bolano, Sudden Death ·
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