>>7607264
One thing I can say is that this book suffers in retrospect, and is much more enjoyable whilst you are actually reading it. A year on and I couldnt really give a shit.

>>7607278
Yup, pretty much. But one thing i've noticed is if you pick it up casually for a few pages, it's very hard not to like it again.

>>7607285
For that reason only I am going to hit Savage Detectives.

The Part About Archimboldi was astonishing. I though the part about Amalfitano was the weak link and, maybe I need to reread it, but I wasn't too keen on how it didn't seem to "converge" in the way I would have wanted it. I mean, it seemed to be setting itself up for the plots of the various characters to genuinely intertwine but it never happens. That and each part ends at the climax, right when you feel its really about to kick in...it stops. Every time.

>>7607278
>>7607285

personally im impressed by how vivid and memorable almost every part of the book was, which is not easy for a 1k tome. i read it some time ago and even now i can recall with relative clarity all the parts of the novel.

>inb4 anally and vaginally