tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post7072005361920417291..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: 2666 Group ReadRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-71666651414691422992014-01-09T12:38:33.262-05:002014-01-09T12:38:33.262-05:00And it's just arrived!And it's just arrived!LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-17435103408102314942014-01-05T17:10:16.902-05:002014-01-05T17:10:16.902-05:00Frances, agreed about the group and glad to see th...Frances, agreed about the group and glad to see that your comments were finally not blocked by the blog's unsought after Internet Swiss Guard that have gone above and beyond the call of duty ever since I switched to threaded comments a couple of years ago. Anyway, thanks for letting me know about the problem and for recruiting Victoria to come read with us. You really are a and/or the Book Temptress!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-58977937719388539152014-01-05T11:21:08.404-05:002014-01-05T11:21:08.404-05:00Great group. Excited to get started. Even more exc...Great group. Excited to get started. Even more excited to see if I can get your blog to accept my comment. :)Franceshttp://www.nonsuchbook.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-67191088388539189082014-01-04T16:50:48.999-05:002014-01-04T16:50:48.999-05:00Scott, excellent news--please thank your travel ag...Scott, excellent news--please thank your travel agent (or your kidnappers) for me for making this all possible! P.S. Hope to hear more about your trip if/when you have the chance (it's unfortunately been about 15 years since the last time I visited <em>México Lindo</em>. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-80632682753574651722014-01-04T16:41:17.184-05:002014-01-04T16:41:17.184-05:00Rise, I appreciate that you're not too Bolaño&...Rise, I appreciate that you're not too Bolaño'd out to follow the conversations again. You the man! How nice to be reminded that the old <em>2666</em> group read is where you discovered the blog. I believe it was your Bolaño Challenge where I in turn met Scott and Séamus and maybe Jeremy. For such a divisive figure in his lifetime, Bolaño has been quite the uniter even after his passing!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-61172495494042592502014-01-04T11:34:33.181-05:002014-01-04T11:34:33.181-05:00Richard - I wasn't planning to join up given t...Richard - I wasn't planning to join up given the size of the pile of books I'm reading, but I unexpectedly found myself spending three days on the border last week, including a drive past Cuidad Juarez, so now I'm curious to take up <i>2666</i> again. Count me in. seraillonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17654593356535433945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-45457294684071519822014-01-04T08:06:29.961-05:002014-01-04T08:06:29.961-05:00P.S. If I remember correctly it's the book tha...P.S. If I remember correctly it's the book that made me discover this blog and the others during the pre-Wolves group read.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-48799958153281201792014-01-04T08:03:48.626-05:002014-01-04T08:03:48.626-05:00I'm looking forward to the posts and conversat...I'm looking forward to the posts and conversations, of course. I would've joined If only I've not already reread it... The book is really a special one.Risehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17446964640160585194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-37630298342401929442014-01-03T21:01:23.674-05:002014-01-03T21:01:23.674-05:00That's a relief. I thought you'd caught w...That's a relief. I thought you'd caught wind of a Nabokovian (or on the other end of the spectrum, Orhan Pamuk) style puzzle or riddle that I'd never heard about!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-50619347761571333262014-01-03T20:59:17.798-05:002014-01-03T20:59:17.798-05:00I might join a reading challenge or two for a chan...I might join a reading challenge or two for a change this year, Brian, but the group reads are so much better for sparking the conversations you mention. Glad you're interested in potentially joining another one from the Ibero-American series later in the year + I appreciate the fact that you'll at least tune in for the discussions of <em>2666</em>. It was my favorite book of the year the year I read it, but I'm interested in seeing how it will hold up over time.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-83983641694840139942014-01-03T19:18:06.003-05:002014-01-03T19:18:06.003-05:00Good to hear, Miguel, and the book reads pretty qu...Good to hear, Miguel, and the book reads pretty quickly for its size (as does all of Bolaño in my experience).Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-91663115014691585122014-01-03T11:31:38.997-05:002014-01-03T11:31:38.997-05:00Just ordered it, should arrive day 9.Just ordered it, should arrive day 9.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-42165034540537992542014-01-03T09:09:47.251-05:002014-01-03T09:09:47.251-05:00I am just assuming that Bolaño the trickster was n...I am just assuming that Bolaño the trickster was not yet out of tricks.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-54905028882585157362014-01-03T08:27:03.989-05:002014-01-03T08:27:03.989-05:00This sounds like a fun event. I really like these ...This sounds like a fun event. I really like these group reads as they seem to get some great ideas conversations going.<br /><br />I will likely join you for one of the group reads later in the year. While I want to read 2666 I am currently working my way through three books chosen by others for various other online events. I really look forward to reading everyones commentary on this one.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-61720959855781962182014-01-03T00:51:52.780-05:002014-01-03T00:51:52.780-05:00A secret code, Tom? Would that be a real cipher o...A secret code, Tom? Would that be a real cipher or just an amateur reader's idea of a prank? Anyway, thanks for the support and I hope the posts prove as entertaining as <em>The Savage Detectives</em> ones you and Nicole were part of. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-73441682624099617902014-01-03T00:48:04.686-05:002014-01-03T00:48:04.686-05:00Sarah, wonderful! Really looking forward to seein...Sarah, wonderful! Really looking forward to seeing how this compares to <em>The Savage Detectives</em> for you. Thanks for making the group read part of your comeback tour. :D Talk to you soon!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-59824758580109998172014-01-03T00:45:03.531-05:002014-01-03T00:45:03.531-05:00Glad to have 2666 become your first doorstopper of...Glad to have <em>2666</em> become your first doorstopper of choice for 2014. I hope you enjoy it!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-1549819916840591622014-01-02T23:10:53.993-05:002014-01-02T23:10:53.993-05:00Hey look who's back. How;ve you been, Sarah?
...Hey look who's back. How;ve you been, Sarah?<br /><br />Best of luck to everyone. I will enjoy the posts. I hope one of you breaks the secret code embedded in Part IV.Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-27212214223486958722014-01-02T22:20:27.671-05:002014-01-02T22:20:27.671-05:00IT IS TIME! I bought the book tonight and should h...IT IS TIME! I bought the book tonight and should have it by next Tuesday, so I'm officially in. Woot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-59491019610732532962014-01-02T18:26:10.614-05:002014-01-02T18:26:10.614-05:00Ha ha, fortunately not all GTBs are that big. I ha...Ha ha, fortunately not all GTBs are that big. I have room for one door-stopper every year, I may as well make 2666 my choice for the new year. Besides, the premise seems more interesting than Nazi Lit.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-9343207971387980692014-01-02T16:47:26.381-05:002014-01-02T16:47:26.381-05:00Claire and Frances probably introduced me to a lot...Claire and Frances probably introduced me to a lot of cool peeps--I just hope they don't regret it! The Wolves was a lot of fun while it lasted.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-29471385000790364062014-01-02T16:45:17.401-05:002014-01-02T16:45:17.401-05:00Miguel, I realize it might be difficult to find ti...Miguel, I realize it might be difficult to find time for a 900-page novel not written by Torrente Ballester! However, it'd be great if you could join us should you have the chance. If you're looking for a shorter Bolaño option, why not give <em>Nazi Literature in the Americas</em> a close look? A very, very different book but similarly impressive. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-40315064584009280222014-01-02T09:21:29.048-05:002014-01-02T09:21:29.048-05:00It is tempting, and I am curious to read Bolaño. I...It is tempting, and I am curious to read Bolaño. I'll see if I can find the time in my busy schedule.LMRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538873868140070018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-47477891495245007372014-01-01T22:22:28.104-05:002014-01-01T22:22:28.104-05:00I'm sure it was through Claire and Frances tha...I'm sure it was through Claire and Frances that I "met" you. I remember them doing Virginia Woolf and then there was a group named "the wolves." Well, you knew them better than I, but I also miss their commentary and posts.<br /><br />At any rate I look forward to reading with you, as well, convinced that our horizons will be broadened because of it. xoBellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-4756383164477944022014-01-01T17:50:33.811-05:002014-01-01T17:50:33.811-05:00Thanks for your enthusiasm, Amanda, and Happy New ...Thanks for your enthusiasm, Amanda, and Happy New Year to you as well! <em>2666</em> is certainly a big book to undertake when you have plenty of other things going on, but I hope you get a chance to get to it someday since you enjoyed Bolaño's <em>The Savage Detectives</em> previously. Anyway, best wishes on your own reading plans in 2014!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.com