The Savage Detectives...Is the Hype Real?

Roberto Bolano is one of Latin America's most heralded authors, and the Savage Detectives is possibly his most famous work.

We recently finished reading The Savage Detectives as part of our online book club, and we've got some thoughts about this one. So buckle in, because for the first time ever, Andy and I are pretty split on how we felt about this book!

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The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano

https://amzn.to/428TxcP

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https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780312...

Last Evenings on Earth by Roberto Bolano

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...

Or

https://amzn.to/4fMA30V

Nazi Literature in the Americas by Roberto Bolano

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...

Or

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The Tunnel by William H. Gass

https://amzn.to/4jbnPBJ

The Savage Detectives Reread by David Kurnick

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780231...

Or

https://amzn.to/3C1DaUN

The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt

https://amzn.to/40dmDW1

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https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780811...

2120 by George Wylesol

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781910...

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https://amzn.to/4fU2WIi

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063...

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Paranoia by Victor Martinovich

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780810...

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https://amzn.to/4h9i4CJ

Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

https://amzn.to/3Pu7WbX

Or

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780316...

By Night in Chile by Roberto Bolano

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781250...

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https://amzn.to/4fTXvcC

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon

https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...

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https://amzn.to/4fT9XcH

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