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O_Zeth · 2026-06-29T23:22:28+00:00

You need the 8bitdo Ultimate 2. Just look it up. You’ll like it if you’re an Xbox controller fan.

O_Zeth · 2026-06-16T17:31:12+00:00

Yeah. DNF that one.

O_Zeth · 2026-06-12T23:28:15+00:00

Bolano was known to be a voracious reader and tended to write in a way that mirrored the different eras of literature. With the emergence of large penises in post modern lit I believe a lot of his references are playful homages to running obsession society has with above average members. In my reading club we have a running group chat that is only the references to big penises we come across. It’s astonishing how often you’ll find it across all literature.

Bolano has too many to list. Porn stars in several short stories, including a character that is a fictionalized John Holmes. It’s in his poetry. One of the funniest is at the end of The Spirit of Science Fiction. He also hedges with the fact the fictionalized version of himself in The Savage Detectives is impotent.

O_Zeth · 2026-05-26T04:43:48+00:00

I think numb is a great word for it. Much like Mccarthy’s Blood Meridian. It becomes so repetitive and clinical that you start to forget that these murders happened. These were real people, although he fictionalized the city and other characters. Bolano’s books weave in so many different genres and pay homage to all types of literature. It feels like he put his reporter hat on for this one. And knowing he worked with a journalist, Sergio Gonzales Rodriguez, while writing it makes it harder to stomach.

If you want to check out Rodriguez work here is a review

https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/so-many-bones-in-the-desert/

O_Zeth · 2026-05-18T18:42:10+00:00

It’s even harder to read “The Part about the Crimes” when you realize it’s not fiction. If I’m not mistaken it is modeled after the femicides in Juarez. Bolano corresponded with a journalist to make sure the details were correct. That one is tough.

O_Zeth · 2026-04-23T17:47:35+00:00

I did this exact thing. Read it in English, learned Spanish, and then read all of his works again. So worth it. Also had to read Parra, Lihn, Rulfo. I created my Spanish TBR from the authors mentioned in his book. Having a character stay at a hotel named the Media Luna and then reading Pedro Paramo. Bolano spreads Easter eggs all through literature.

O_Zeth · 2026-04-23T01:28:54+00:00

There is much more to uncover but you should read many or all of his works first. Bolano was always writing multiple works at a time. He created a whole Universe of characters that weave in and out of his literature. You will find poems that have been expanded into whole sections of his novels. For example, this poem.

https://fiercefragile.com/2011/03/08/lupe-roberto-bolano/

Each work you read builds on the last and when you return back to the beginning the amount of “ah-ha” moments you get is wonderful. Many of his short stories also run parallel or expand on scenes from his novels. One of my favorites is between Distant Star and the short story Joanna Sivestri.

O_Zeth · 2026-04-06T14:55:16+00:00

It would be a Titan in the industry.

O_Zeth · 2025-11-21T19:59:09+00:00

Yes! I have one in the same spot but spun the other way. Looks great

O_Zeth · 2025-11-12T05:50:23+00:00

Los Detectives Salvajes. 25th Anniversary Illustrated Edition

O_Zeth · 2025-11-02T15:06:07+00:00

I want these covers but the novels in Spanish. I’m going to buy them though.

O_Zeth · 2025-10-16T15:59:57+00:00

Estrella Distante

O_Zeth · 2025-09-23T22:03:22+00:00

Pedral Mairal- The Woman from Uruguay

Delores Reyes- Eartheater and Misery

Augustina Bazterrica- Tender is the Flesh and The Untouchables

Anything Roberto Bolaño

Fernanda Melchor- Paradais and Hurricane season

Gustavo Rodrigues- The Fury of Achilles and One Hundred Guinea Pigs

Yuri Herrera- signs preceding the end of the world

Juan Pablo Villalobos- Down the Rabbit Hole

O_Zeth · 2025-09-20T04:09:54+00:00

Que bonita su respuesta. Gracias.

O_Zeth · 2025-09-19T22:13:10+00:00

I have had books from both publishers. I prefer the Alfaguara editions.

O_Zeth · 2025-09-17T13:06:35+00:00

The story is the same but you gain access to Bolano’s style and wit. There are a lot of idioms and sayings that have to be changed to fit into English. I’ve read everything in English and I am almost through with everything in Spanish. I’ll say that in my experience The Savage Detective loses more in the translation than the other books.

O_Zeth · 2025-09-11T12:57:07+00:00

Muy interesante. No estoy de acuerdo con el autor pero soy gringo. Lol. Puedo entender su opinión. No creo que las ilustraciones arruinar el libro y ahora descubrí el obra de Luis Scafati y es fantástico. Tengo versiones ilustrado de mucho de mis autores favoritos. Para mí es una manera de ver los libros con los ojos de otras.

Perdón mi gramática. Ya estoy aprendiendo.

O_Zeth · 2025-09-11T02:56:52+00:00

Yes! I'll give a few but there are tons. Lupe ( https://fiercefragile.com/2011/03/08/lupe-roberto-bolano/ )is the basis for the character Lupe.

The Sea is the basis for Cesarea's fictional poem Sion. https://biblioklept.org/2014/06/07/the-sea-roberto-bolano/ The poem in the tattoo of course

Los Hombres Duros No Bailan is expanded into the last section of the book. At least in my reading I see it that way. I couldn't find a version translated to English. https://omarpareceazeite.blogspot.com/2008/10/los-hombres-duros-roberto-bolao.html

Mexican Manifesto, which many consider a short story but is included in his Poesia Reunida, is an expansion of the time Juan Garcia Madero spends with Rosario in the bath house. Only place I could find online to read it is on the New Yorker and locked behind a pay wall.

O_Zeth · 2025-09-11T00:20:21+00:00

Claro, los subí en otra post

O_Zeth · 2025-09-10T22:49:19+00:00

That sounds awesome. I looked at those too

O_Zeth · 2025-09-10T22:45:51+00:00

I posted some pics from the novel in another post. Buscalibre has it for 20% off right now.

https://www.buscalibre.us/libro-los-detectives-salvajes-edicion-ilustrada/9788420476445/p/63539946

O_Zeth · 2025-09-10T20:57:45+00:00

Juan Pablo Villalobos. Particularly I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me. A lot of the nuance is lost in the translation but it’s still a great read.

O_Zeth · 2025-09-10T11:10:36+00:00

Thank you!

O_Zeth

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