The Return by Roberto Bolaño

The Return

Roberto Bolaño

199 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
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Description

As Pankaj Mishra remarked in The Nation, one of the remarkable qualities of Bolano’s short stories is that they can do the “work of a novel.” The Return contains thirteen unforgettable stories bent on returning to haunt you. Wide-ranging, suggesti...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 175 reviews

Moods

dark: 77%

mysterious: 72%

reflective: 72%

challenging: 55%

tense: 38%

adventurous: 27%

emotional: 22%

funny: 22%

sad: 16%


Pace

16% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

58% of readers chose A mix
41% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

50% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

9% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

72% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

70% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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