Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolaño

Last Evenings on Earth

Roberto Bolaño with Chris Andrews (Translator)

219 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Description

"The melancholy folklore of exile," as Roberto Bolano once put it, pervades these fourteen haunting stories. Bolano's narrators are usually writers grappling with private (and generally unlucky) quests, who typically speak in the first person, as ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 215 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
challenging 50%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 37%
sad 37%
tense 25%
adventurous 12%
relaxing 12%

Pace

slow 44%
fast 33%
medium 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 62% | Plot: 25% | A mix: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 57% | No: 28% | N/A: 14%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 12% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 85% | No: 14%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 37%

Average rating

4.01

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