A review by kt2e56
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño

challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

An absolute slog to get through at times because quite frankly, every character sounds exactly the same. They all believe in the exact same things and all sound like different versions of presumably the author’s own opinions. Rampant homophobia and even worse misogyny and celebration or defense of violence against women at several key points during the novel (the author couldn’t convincingly write from a female POV if his life depended on it) 
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