is Bolaño a good read? been considering reading 2666 but wondering if Savage Detectives is a better place to start with him
>>7704950
Both are excellent, I would recommend starting with Savage Detectives, since a lot of ideas continue in 2666.
I just recently read The Savage Detectives. It was good but not what I had expected at all. I was sort of anticipating a Mexican DeLillo but got some rambling asshole who sounded like a more angry elitist beat writer. (note: I do not share /lit/'s pathological hatred of the beats, so that's not an insult)
>>7705023
i detest the beats and i quite like bolano
Personally I hated Savage and loved 2666. If I'd read Savage first, I wouldn't have ever read 2666.
>>7704950
Savage detectives has little to no connection story-wise to 2666, but the happenings kind of overlap with what happens later in 2666. Almost all of his novels share the same universe and characters. I say both places are good.
>>7705032
>Dislking SavDet
nigga what are you doing, i almost think Savage Detectives is more impressive than 2666 what with how many different POVs he uses, rather than the more anonymous narration in 2666.
