A review by jacobinreads
2666 by Roberto Bolaño

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

2666 is an immense, effective masterwork. Its difficult subject matter is perfectly embodied in the difficult form the novel takes; especially the middle section, which imposes the terrible, numbing enormity of femicide.

 Bolano writes brilliantly and brutally. Tangled networks of motifs span the novel from beginning to end, and I'm sure I'll be puzzling through them for a while yet, though I will have to take pause before I return to his Santa Teresa. 
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