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Andanzas · 12-31-2009, 07:30 PM

Roberto Bolaño's 2666. When I was in the middle of the first chapter, I already knew it would be one of the best books I've read in a long time. When I was halfway through it, I was sure I was reading one of my all-time favorites. When I finished it, I had the strong impression that it would be considered one of the most important classics of Latinoamerican literature, along with the fiction of García Márquez, Borges, Cortázar, or Vargas Llosa. It is sometimes a nightmare of a book (it was inspired by the serial murders of Ciudad Juárez), and very baroque and complex, so I wouldn't recommend it to everybody. But anyone interested in ambitious and creative novels should check it out.

Unfortunately, Bolaño died before the publication of 2666. He was only 50.

12-31-2009, 07:30 PM	#87
Andanzas Out of print Posts: 487 Karma: 1549538 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Madrid, Spain Device: Sony PRS-500 (recycled), Pocketbook Inkpad X Pro	Roberto Bolaño's 2666. When I was in the middle of the first chapter, I already knew it would be one of the best books I've read in a long time. When I was halfway through it, I was sure I was reading one of my all-time favorites. When I finished it, I had the strong impression that it would be considered one of the most important classics of Latinoamerican literature, along with the fiction of García Márquez, Borges, Cortázar, or Vargas Llosa. It is sometimes a nightmare of a book (it was inspired by the serial murders of Ciudad Juárez), and very baroque and complex, so I wouldn't recommend it to everybody. But anyone interested in ambitious and creative novels should check it out. Unfortunately, Bolaño died before the publication of 2666. He was only 50.