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castlerocktronix's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Gore, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Blood
yaelm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
Good though maddening, hated it and everyone in it as much as I understand it’s a good literary work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Police brutality, Gun violence, Ableism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Racism
jacobinreads's review against another edition
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.
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Rape
Moderate: War
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