The Return by Roberto Bolaño

The Return

Roberto Bolaño with Chris Andrews

199 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced

Description

As Pankaj Mishra remarked in The Nation, one of the remarkable qualities of Bolano’s short stories is that they can do the “work of a novel.” The Return contains thirteen unforgettable stories bent on returning to haunt you. Wide-ranging, suggesti...

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Community Reviews Summary of 78 reviews

Moods

dark 75%
challenging 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
emotional 25%
funny 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 33%

Strong character development?

Yes: 100%

Loveable characters?

No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | No: 25%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Average rating

3.66

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