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Since this is my final blog post for this course, maybe to mix things up I’ll keep it short this time. Eh, probably not, we’ll see. I think I might’ve mentioned before that when I type to friends or write informally, like in these blog posts, I do it as if I were speaking, which … Continue reading And so farewell. Continue reading →

I’ve noticed recently that I don’t really know the best way to start off a blog post, assuming that a best way even exists. When I was about to start typing I was going to write something like “Well folks, we’ve finally reached the end of 2666!“, and then I took a moment and looked at … Continue reading 2666 – The Part About Archimboldi (pp. 637-898) Continue reading →

Well we’ve finally done it folks, we’ve reached the end of The Savage Detectives! I’ve only had a few days to really digest it all, so as you read through my final blog post on The Savage Detectives, keep in mind these are just my first impressions on Part III – The Sonora Desert. Also, if you … Continue reading The Savage Detectives V (pp. 591-648) Continue reading →

We’ve finally reached Part IV – The Part About The Crimes, the supposed centerpiece to Bolano’s magnum opus, 2666, where we finally dive into the crimes that have been briefly sprinkled throughout the first three Parts. I’m not sure exactly where to start, I feel like I have a lot to say but I just don’t … Continue reading 2666 – The Part About The Crimes (pp. 353-633) Continue reading →

Well folks, we’re finally approaching the end of The Savage Detectives, yet for some reason, I don’t quite have the same feeling I usually get with other works of fiction nearing their inevitable end. Perhaps this is just the nature of long books, or maybe it’s just how Bolaño writes, or maybe it’s solely The Savage … Continue reading The Savage Detectives IV (pp. 400-588) Continue reading →

The Part About Fate is the third part out of five for 2666 yet page-wise, we’re not even halfway done (not for another ~100 pages at least). Something I want to mention first is that originally I had thought The Part About Fate referred to “fate” in the literal sense (like destiny) but several weeks ago when … Continue reading 2666 – The Part About Fate (pp. 231-349) Continue reading →

Back at it again with The Savage Detectives! Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable and productive reading break, I would say mine was only so-so because unfortunately I was feeling sick for part of it, but luckily I was able to get some actual reading done during this reading break. This week’s (or I guess last two … Continue reading The Savage Detectives III (pp. 206-399) Continue reading →

No catchy title here folks! All my previous blog posts simply are titled with the title of the book, the part of the book, and the corresponding page numbers. I kind of felt an obligation to come up with a catchy title since this week’s reading was the entirety of the short novel, Amulet, but … Continue reading Amulet Continue reading →

Returning to 2666 this week with “The Part About Amalfitano”, the second Part out of five, I had a much shorter reading than normal. If I’m not mistaken, this will be the fewest number of pages in a given week for this course at just ~65 pages! Worry not though, longer readings for these long … Continue reading 2666 – The Part About Amalfitano (pp. 163-228) Continue reading →

Unlike the very first part of The Savage Detectives, I’m not going into this second part completely blind because of our discussions in class where it was mentioned that this second part would take a shift from García Madero’s journal entries to a multi-narrative style (multiperspectivity? polyperspectivity? polyphonic narration? I just searched on Google “word for multiple narrators” … Continue reading The Savage Detectives II (pp. 143-205) Continue reading →