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Warm-Enthusiasm-9534 t1_j5z5r47 wrote

Reply to comment by elliotpo in Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 and my struggle to love it by ThatCommanderShepard

I agree that the book doesn't quite feel finished, though the publisher says otherwise.

If I were going to analyze "The Part about the Crimes", I would compare it to a season of The Wire, rather than any literary tropes.

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Odd-Independent6177 t1_j61b4fc wrote

That’s interesting to compare it to The Wire. They are similar in having 5 parts with very different qualities. Also, in people saying Part 2 is boring. It’s probably ill-advised, but I wonder if anyone ever dove in to write a comparison.

I read 2666 in Spanish, my second language. It took me forever (pandemic year) but I feel it was worth it because the writing was amazing.

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