Monthly Archives: February 2026

The Savage Detectives – III: Two visceral realist poets

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Eli

In this third part, reading The Savage Detectives has been a little more enjoyable, as this collections of stories are presented in a chain of everyday events such as illness, holiday, death and love. This closeness to everyday life, in my perception, gives the characters a more realistic, verosimilitud, and particular personality and voice, which begins to differentiate them, as well as giving each one of them a characteristic that draws a particular face and voice, unlike what I felt with the first stories in this chapter, The Savage Detectives…read more Continue reading →

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The Savage Detectives III: A Joke Covering Up Something More Serious

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Jon

A little over half-way through The Savage Detectives (on page 369 of 648), it feels as though things may be starting to come together. According to Luis Sebastián Rosado, it is Luscious Skin who at last outlines the structure of … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Savage Detectives: Same old, Same old

Posted on February 18, 2026 by ava

And the Interviews continue… How will all of this make sense? Will it ever? To start off, it’s satisfying that the pages I’ve read finally outweigh what’s left. I must give Bolaño some praise for his writing. It may not make much sense to me, but he clearly knows what he’s doing by deliberately making … Continue reading The Savage Detectives: Same old, Same old Continue reading →

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Amulet

Posted on February 12, 2026 by diljotg3

Hi Guys!   I enjoyed reading Amulet. Right off the bat what stood out to me was:  “I came to Mexico City in 1967, or maybe it was 1965, or 1962. I’ve got no memory for dates anymore, or exactly where my wanderings took me; all I know is that I came to Mexico and […] Continue reading →

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Our Amulet

Posted on February 12, 2026 by davesan9

Hello everybody!! I have to say this has been one of my favourite readings of the semester. I like the character’s personality and how she describes everything that it is going on around her ( even the incident at the school). In a way , i find her to be a savage detective for her […] Continue reading →

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teeth–kissing; mother–psychotherapist — [amulet by roberto bolaño]

Posted on February 12, 2026 by jasmine choi

teeth–kissing; mother–psychotherapist — [amulet by roberto bolaño] I do not think I have much to say about Amulet. Yes, I have read it before. I remember some parts more than others, but both times I have read it in a blur. The first time I read it was a few years ago now. I was listening […] Continue reading →

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And that song is our amulet.

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Carlina

I just finished reading Amulet by Roberto Bolaño. Continue reading →

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children of the sewers – Bolaño’s Amulet

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Amada Libertad

What is an amulet? Continue reading →

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who the hell is this guy?

Posted on February 12, 2026 by harmela kassa
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A Reconstruction of Time by Auxilio

Posted on February 12, 2026 by simi2525

Hi everyone, likewise to what I have read from everyone else’s posts so far on Amulet by Roberto Bolańo, it is kind of hard for me to pinpoint how I feel about the book. I don’t think I loved the book, but it did leave me a lot to think about. One of the main […] Continue reading →

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