tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post4207247699490091784..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: 2666: the penultimate sectiontetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-40365298548396928742010-04-30T17:08:02.388-04:002010-04-30T17:08:02.388-04:00With Naptime's comments in mind, dare I bring ...With Naptime's comments in mind, dare I bring up the zoetrope?Darylhttp://infinitezombies.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-21003984910979155602010-04-30T12:04:48.515-04:002010-04-30T12:04:48.515-04:00I agree with your observation, Dan, that this seem...I agree with your observation, Dan, that this seems to be one of the few times that Bolano likes the characters. <br />I also agree with Paul about the feeling about cubism, but disagree that Bolano tries to see every side. 2666 reads much more snapshots of the world, more viewfinder 'click the button and go somewhere else entirely in an instant' than an exhaustive study of anything. That said, it feels like looking at cubist or dadaist work. And I have to say, those are my least favorite styles.<br />And I'm really upset that, to me, the best writing was about the mistaken shipment of concentration camp-bound Jews to a small town. Sammer is a train wreck I can't look away from. [shudders]Naptimewritinghttp://naptimwriting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-83861103465568847962010-04-30T09:41:32.272-04:002010-04-30T09:41:32.272-04:00I loved the line "I simply do not care for au...I loved the line "I simply do not care for authors who can't be bothered with the once-cherished notion of clarity"; I'll have a smile for at least another 4 hours.Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-11415874947597563232010-04-29T13:40:45.738-04:002010-04-29T13:40:45.738-04:00Dan, I've very much appreciated your perspecti...Dan, I've very much appreciated your perspective. Like you, I can't say that I very much like the book, though I think it does, especially toward the end, start to have some real literary merit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com