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reviewed 2666 by Roberto Bolaño (Narrativas hispánicas -- 366)

Roberto Bolaño: 2666 (Spanish language, 2004, Editorial Anagrama) 4 stars

Completed in 2003 shortly before his death, 2666 is not only Roberto Bolaño's masterpiece but …

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4 stars

Very well written and excellently translated. Even at 900 pages, I wanted the book to keep going and am excited that they claim to have discovered a sixth part amongst Bolaño's papers. Written in a frank and accessible way that yet somehow maintained the mystery and intrigue of the story. At least for me, it elicited strong emotional responses. By far the hardest part was reading the lengthy, detailed section on the Juárez femicides, but am glad that I did and am grateful to Bolaño's attention to it, especially as news came out that 2010 saw the most femicides in Juárez in the past 18 years.