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A review by jstilts
Cowboy Graves: Three Novellas by Roberto Bolaño
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.75
All the stories in this book are each themselves a incoherent rambling messes but in such similar ways I can only assume is deliberate.
When I reached Chapter Two I thought I was on to the second story as there's no connective tissue, the characters are indistinct and mostly there is little to no plot to speak of.
Sometimes it gets interesting only for the author to abandon that train of thought without bothering to take it anywhere.
If I was being generous I'd say this book has a dream-like quality, but any night my dreams are more interesting, engaging and coherent than this.
0.75 stars as I can't recommend this book at all - I can't score it any lower as there's not anything actively offensive about it, it's far too bland for that.
When I reached Chapter Two I thought I was on to the second story as there's no connective tissue, the characters are indistinct and mostly there is little to no plot to speak of.
Sometimes it gets interesting only for the author to abandon that train of thought without bothering to take it anywhere.
If I was being generous I'd say this book has a dream-like quality, but any night my dreams are more interesting, engaging and coherent than this.
0.75 stars as I can't recommend this book at all - I can't score it any lower as there's not anything actively offensive about it, it's far too bland for that.