A review by narcon_27
The Third Reich by Roberto Bolaño

1.0

Almost didn't finish this one and, to some extent, I wish I hadn't. The book initially starts off with a rather intriguing premise, but something doesn't seem right when almost nothing has happened between pages 100 and 250, and then nothing happens, and then the book hints at something more interesting happening, and then that doesn't happen and literally all of that intrigue that was built up is thrown into an ending that goes "oh, that happened, but it wasn't that important." 2 stars instead of 1 for a great first 100 pages, but anything interesting that the book did has been done better elsewhere. I think Bolano was right with his intentions not to publish this one, it's a shame the publisher had. Wouldn't recommend it, but I'll probably end up reading some of Bolano's "actual books" like The Savage Detectives in the future.