The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolaño

The Savage Detectives

Roberto Bolaño with Natasha Wimmer (Translator)

648 pages • first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced

Description

The Savage Detectives is an exuberant, raunchy, wildly inventive, and ambitious novel from one of the greatest Latin American authors of our age. New Year's Eve, 1975: Arturo Belano and Ulises Lima, founders of the visceral realist movement in ...

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Moods

challenging 71%
reflective 65%
adventurous 56%
mysterious 52%
funny 30%
dark 23%
emotional 19%
sad 19%
inspiring 13%
tense 11%
informative 5%
lighthearted 5%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 32%
fast 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 60% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 5%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 41% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 24% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 86% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 57% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 6% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

4.03

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