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Octavio Solis
is on page 28 of 78
What is it about Bolaño that seems so inscrutable and yet so alluring? It’s as if he’s creating a mystery he can’t resolve with the customary resources. So he relies on the mystery to make explain itself, which it unreliably does. Antwerp is a novel of terse numbered chapters about a page or two long, but they are so thoroughly compacted with viewpoints and nuance so baffling that one is not sure what this is.
— May 02, 2024 04:48PM
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Octavio Solis
is on page 60 of 78
It also unfolds like scenes from a screenplay.
— May 05, 2024 02:08PM
Octavio Solis
is on page 54 of 78
It’s about Bolaño trying to write this novel. And the novel resisting.
— May 04, 2024 04:39PM
Octavio Solis
is on page 49 of 78
Insufferable. But utterly compelling. Bolaño packs so much in a single page. Each sentence feels like a novel unto itself. Circular narratives. Dreamed scenarios with characters dreaming the author back. Surreal and yet true. Not a false moment. Dreams should be registered weapons.
— May 04, 2024 03:34PM
