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Reader, meet Udo Berger: German war games extraordinaire, on vacation in Spain with his girlfriend. You can read his diary in Roberto Bolaño's posthumous volume The Third Reich. You can read of their exploits, lounging around the beach, clubbing until late in the morning hours, meeting other German tourists and locals with names such as the Wolf and the Lamb.
Now, reader, meet El Quemado (translation: "the burn victim"), the owner-operator of a pedal boat rental business, who may or may not be h ...more
Now, reader, meet El Quemado (translation: "the burn victim"), the owner-operator of a pedal boat rental business, who may or may not be h ...more
I liked that the elements Bolano had in 2666 were present here, too: mystery, tension, eeriness, uncertainty. There's a darkness in every corner of this story and there's wonderful writing. Bolano's writing is exceptional, even in this, his first novel.
The story is mysterious but, in the end, it is understandable that Bolano continued to work on this "work in progress". It's good but loses momentum in the last third.
After finishing this book, I wasn't sure what to think or say in a review so I ...more
The story is mysterious but, in the end, it is understandable that Bolano continued to work on this "work in progress". It's good but loses momentum in the last third.
After finishing this book, I wasn't sure what to think or say in a review so I ...more
Jul 21, 2013
Lise Petrauskas
marked it as to-read
Mar 01, 2016
Karen Michele Burns
marked it as to-read
