tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413764610889531273.post3708539174016962689..comments2023-10-29T01:50:55.691-07:00Comments on The Green Apple Core: Last Evenings on EarthMergatroidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01239000877475553712noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413764610889531273.post-86029627831302439442009-04-09T15:36:00.000-07:002009-04-09T15:36:00.000-07:00Amazing, amazing writer. He hasn't let me down yet...Amazing, amazing writer. He hasn't let me down yet.<BR/>I think Last Evenings on Earth is a great 'starter' book for people wanting to read Bolano... but watch out, he'll become an obsession pretty quickly.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16357336354056144926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413764610889531273.post-4720675753334845152009-03-31T20:21:00.000-07:002009-03-31T20:21:00.000-07:00You've hit it: these stories are Bolano in miniatu...You've hit it: these stories are Bolano in miniature, carrying the majority of his interests and concerns, and they're a great place to start.<BR/><BR/>The one aspect I think you don't quite touch on that's important--and crucial to the short story form--is his tendency toward the broken narrative, the tale that cuts off or diverts itself right when we expect some resolution. It's frustrating and compelling in equal parts.<BR/><BR/>And now to wait on the next batch of Bolano from New Directions!Levi Stahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094919454842047688noreply@blogger.com