[np] Bolano

[David Morris]

I really liked 2666, but can see that some might not like Bolano's
pacing or his lack of clear message or resolution.  Everything in 2666
is indeterminate.  I suspect his short stories in "El gaucho
insufrible" are nothing like 2666, primarily because of length.  There
is nothing either  "Neo-Kafka" (but I suspect he was aiming more at
Borges) or pomo about 2666.  If you're going to read 2666 you have to
take it easy and resign yourself to a slow pace, but the overall
effect for me was pleasurable.

David Morris

On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 10:18 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think Bolano is really overrated. not that he's bad mind you but alot of what I've read bored me to tears like the savage detectives and at least half of 2666