2666. by Roberto bolano Translated by Natasha wimmerThe introductionTo say that 2666 is epic or on a grand scale, would be be an understatement. It would be to misunderstand what’s asked of you. This book doesn’t just want commitment, it wants blood, wants sacrifice & even that’s not enou...
Jan 25. I decided to try this. Baaaaah.I give it about two weeks before I decide it's too much work, unless I really love the book. Even then, I'm not sure I still have the stamina at my ripe old age to read a 900-page book. I hope to prove myself wrong.I set myself a goal to read 10 pages per day t...
I have been wanting to read this book for months. It has received numerous awards, has a high star rating (4.15!), and is even on the ultimate '1001 Books to Read Before You Die' list. And yet... I really did not like it. The writing style was impressive - wonderful descriptions with prose that w...
The back cover of my paperback copy of 2666 has several mentions of Bolano's ability to expand the definition of what a novel is. I'm in agreement that this is indeed one of the interesting aspects of 2666. However, the comparisons to Joyce, Proust, and Pynchon put me off. They made me think I'd ...
2666 is a masterful novel. It is one of those books that you read, and then it hits you that it is really a masterpiece. It is also a very strange novel.The novel draws upon the real world tragedy, sin, and horrible reality of the multiple murders of women around the United States and Mexican bord...
started reading this back in 2009 and put it aside after i got bogged down in "the part about the crimes" . I made it to page 428 but will likely have to start over even though i actually remember quite a bit of it
This is I'm sure a very literate and well written book but it just became too much hard work.I can take the post-modernist view ( "Dorian" by Will Self ) of the world and don't wear rose-tinted glasses, (I loved "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy), but the endless list of rapes and murders was not my cup...
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