Customer Review: Though beautifully written and certainly a book I could imagine being discussed in the educational system someday, it was just too painstakingly slow for me to read.
If you love beautiful writing and don't need a lot of excitement you will enjoy it.
If, like me, you need action and lots... more info
Customer Review: ... then you will love this book. I read 2666, his poetry, and several of his short novellas before reading this, so I had a very good idea of what I was getting into. The ending left me breathless. You might want to try the Skating Rink to see if you like his style before reading some of his longer... more info
Customer Review: 'Monsieur Pain' is a novel that makes me question why it is exactly that I read novels. Depending on the answer, this particular work is either disappointing and vague, or else haunting and evocative. I suspect that most people who decide to make the plunge into Roberto Bolaño's works, and... more info
Customer Review: Interesting word, "disgruntled". Logically, it presumes a prior state of "gruntlement". I've been pleasantly gruntled with the three earlier, shorter books by Roberto Bolaño that I've read -- The Skating Rink, Distant Star, and By Night in Chile. They were challenging, disturbing, concise,... more info
Customer Review: I chose this book for our bookclub as it was well reviewed and fairly short. I was looking for something that was not too popular and yet would inspire coversation. This book is an interesting read. It did provide some good talking points but does not seem to leave too much to discuss. It seems one... more info
Customer Review: A previous reviewer, Signor Bruno, has warned readers not to jump to conclusions with this text. I would like to add another warning: do not, as one might, rush through this text, do not read it in one go, as one might. Do not at all read it as fast as you can, or as fast as the morning papers. It... more info
Customer Review: Reading Roberto Bolano's short stories is a different experience. For one thing, the stories are an exercise in "telling." There's little of the "show" drills we get with most contemporary American practitioners of the short. He also uses letters for characters - chiefly the letter "B" (guess who?)... more info
Customer Review: Nazi Literature in the America's is a fascinating pseudo-dictionary covering over a half century of fictional Latin American fascist writers. While the title suggests the book focuses on Nazis, the authors and poets discussed are more generally fascists and madmen (or madwomen as the case sometimes... more info
