I read 2666 back when it was published in Dutch translation in 2010, so I can’t recall much of its narrative (apart from the macabre Part of the Killings), but I did thoroughly enjoy it. You’re right in that it can be a dense novel without a clear narrative, but it’s a very impressive novel. It does change in tone and style in each Part, so you might land of a part yet that you enjoy more?
And yes, people comparing it to Márquez is very misleading, haha. It’s nothing like it. But somehow each time a Latin American author gets big accolades, people tend to mention Márquez, regardless of style or substance.
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Reply to Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 and my struggle to love it by ThatCommanderShepard
I read 2666 back when it was published in Dutch translation in 2010, so I can’t recall much of its narrative (apart from the macabre Part of the Killings), but I did thoroughly enjoy it. You’re right in that it can be a dense novel without a clear narrative, but it’s a very impressive novel. It does change in tone and style in each Part, so you might land of a part yet that you enjoy more?
And yes, people comparing it to Márquez is very misleading, haha. It’s nothing like it. But somehow each time a Latin American author gets big accolades, people tend to mention Márquez, regardless of style or substance.