The Savage Detectives...Is the Hype Real?

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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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Books mentioned in this episode (purchases through these links help support the channel!)
The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano
https://amzn.to/428TxcP
Or
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
https://amzn.to/3Pxsu3r

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

2120 by George Wylesol
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9781910...
Or
https://amzn.to/4fU2WIi

Butter by Asako Yuzuki
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780063...
Or
https://amzn.to/40ruaSb

Paranoia by Victor Martinovich
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780810...
Or
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...
Or
https://amzn.to/4fTXvcC

Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
https://bookshop.org/a/103053/9780143...
Or
https://amzn.to/4fT9XcH

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