526 reviews for:

By Night In Chile

Roberto Bolaño

3.87 AVERAGE

fschmidt2001's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%

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Im not ready

ireadnovels69's review against another edition

4.0

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What

lellowgreen's review against another edition

3.75

dark informative sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lormmills's review against another edition

3.5

dark reflective medium-paced

sheesaw's review against another edition

3.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

birdie12's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

victorvila's review against another edition

5.0

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Comprat a la llibreria Sant Jordi de Blanes l'estiu del 2019.

Llegit a Albal el 07/10/2021.

dilemao's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

storytold's review against another edition

3.5

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Someone better informed as to Chilean politics will enjoy this more than I was able to; much of the irony went over my head. I will enjoy this more upon reread.

not_ya_p's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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• Made an exception to my “life is too short to read about some shitty guy” rule 
• This is a desperate, defensive deathbed rambling of a cowardly and snobby Chilean Opus Dei priest who is haunted by a phantom youth making accusations about his moral character 
• It recounts his life, his cognitive dissonance, the mundanity of dissociating from political turmoil, and his frenzied last ditch effort to absolve himself of his moral failings, silence, and complicity in the Pinochet fascist regime
  until he ultimately realizes that the phantom youth accusing and haunting him was his own younger self all along
• No chapters no paragraphs just feverish stream of consciousness. Gripping and well-paced