A review by mjanssen
The Third Reich by Roberto Bolaño

4.0

This was my third book by Bolaño, and as with the second book of his I read ("2666"), I started it worried that I wouldn't like it as much as I liked the last one. But I did. This may actually be a better book to start with if you haven't read Bolaño than either 2666 or The Savage Detectives, since it's shorter and more compact. But it's a trade-off, because it lacks some of the freewheeling energy of the others (particularly Detectives) that made them so enjoyable. He's just such a great writer. I'm already looking forward to reading another book of his.