Poor Sad Mexico

[rich]

the university banter bolano populates in his books--all those
intellectuals who find the world on the page more interesting than the
world outside is pretty dull--its the worst part of the book

once u get to st theresa well think of the bowden piece multiplied
(the best part of the book)--the part about the murders. its the heart
(and heart-breaking)
the evil is free-floating, the menace and sinisterness of the place
profound, and what's really apparent is that its everywhere and part
of everything
there's the real world and the world explained to us by the clueless
(media, nations, and the petty)



On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:00 PM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
> Yes, the Bowden article truly opens the door to a disturbing world,
> particularly the police involvement in kidnap and and murder.  I'm reading
> Bolaño's 2666 which is moving all the characters to this region of Mexico.
>  Not sure how I feel about the book, so strange to start with an examination
> of the culture of lit crit.  I like Amalfitano's part better but don't know
> if I should look more closely at the geometric arrangement of philosophers,
> or how he expects readers to respond to these puzzles.  If others read this
> I'd love to hear some thoughts, maybe a pointer or 2 about how to get close
> to the writer's intent, whatever.
>
> Reminds me a little of DF Wallace.
>
> On Apr 28, 2009, at 4:43 PM, rich wrote:
>
>> what with swine flu, earthquakes and drug murders now 2666 reads even
>> more prescient don't it?
>>
>> if u guys remember Anton Chigurh from No Country for OLd Men--read
>> Charles Bowden's piece in the new Harpers about a Juarez cartel
>> hitman--wow
>>
>> poor sad beautiful mexico
>>
>> rich
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