A review by mmcloe
The Spirit of Science Fiction by Roberto Bolaño

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautiful and strange, a minor work but a lovely one. Desire flees and swarms and evaporates in all places - romance, aesthetics, cool ass motorcycles, noxious literary circles. Bolano is mystical in his tracing of these lines of desire and the gentle hints of something foul coming.