tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post4912327770419824994..comments2024-01-02T15:37:04.858-05:00Comments on Caravana de recuerdos: The Savage Detectives Group ReadRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-51462753716927132162012-01-26T00:16:35.759-05:002012-01-26T00:16:35.759-05:00*Claire: So glad to have you join us for this one,...*Claire: So glad to have you join us for this one, beloved <em>2666</em>er--hope to see you in a day or two for the discussions!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-77363782533047365512012-01-21T13:54:03.249-05:002012-01-21T13:54:03.249-05:00Out of the loop but I'm in for this one! Happy...Out of the loop but I'm in for this one! Happy new year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-77259623176424235662012-01-20T23:59:55.460-05:002012-01-20T23:59:55.460-05:00*Bellezza, Col, and JoV: Sorry for the delay in re...*Bellezza, Col, and JoV: Sorry for the delay in responding to all of you, but I'm glad to hear that two of you are/were in and one of you is/was a maybe! Hope you're enjoying the work (or something else!), and no shame about reading Bolaño in any language whatsoever just as long as you give him a try. Hope to see you all back for the discussions next weekend. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-39446927312830975832012-01-08T16:20:56.422-05:002012-01-08T16:20:56.422-05:00How is it that I missed this post of yours? I have...How is it that I missed this post of yours? I have 1Q84, Dickens, and Du Maurier My Cousin Rachel to read this month. I'm wondering if I could slot this in, I do want to read this as a group. I'll try!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-68903597993593526732012-01-04T10:24:05.851-05:002012-01-04T10:24:05.851-05:00I just saw this on Bellezza's site. I'm de...I just saw this on Bellezza's site. I'm definitely in -- although I'm afraid I'm going to have to wimp out and read in English to finish in January! :)Col (Col Reads)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03136923310179832040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-64991644364933937192012-01-03T19:32:59.809-05:002012-01-03T19:32:59.809-05:00Okay, you've convinced me...especially as I se...Okay, you've convinced me...especially as I see I can pick it up at our library tonight. It's a miracle! Our library never has anything! See, it's meant to be that I join you.Bellezza https://www.blogger.com/profile/18073864187188953633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-43527846813328632142011-12-04T23:26:54.234-05:002011-12-04T23:26:54.234-05:00*Nicole: Excellent, now all my top recruits are in...*Nicole: Excellent, now all my top recruits are in--had thought you were just playing hard to get! :D Anyway, so glad this works out for you time-wise; I trust it will be a good sequel to the Marías and an equally good prequel to the Pessoa. Super excited to have you join us!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-6397786782717601682011-12-04T23:18:05.613-05:002011-12-04T23:18:05.613-05:00*Gnoegnoe: Sorry for the delay in getting back to ...*Gnoegnoe: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you, but it'd be nice to have you join us should you decide to give Bolaño another try. Not guaranteeing you would like the book or anything, but <em>The Savage Detectives</em> is a lot different in tone than <em>2666</em> for whatever that's worth. Anyway, thanks for the visit!<br /><br />*Amy: Awesome, glad to have you join us--and I naturally agree that it's a great book to start 2012 out with! In any event, welcome to the party and I hope the number of people who want to reread this book as part of the group read sets your mind at ease a bit about the work (i.e. nothing to be nervous about, trust me). Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-33660694627372651432011-12-04T23:11:57.966-05:002011-12-04T23:11:57.966-05:00P.S. Emily, Frances, Nicole, Tom, others--always t...<em> P.S. Emily, Frances, Nicole, Tom, others--always the charmer, I'm personally inviting you/calling you out to an under-600 pages de-humiliation party. What do you say?</em><br /><br />Freakin' a. I keep seeing people talking about how <em>The Savage Detectives</em> is coming up, and I'm like, "is there a group read?" Oh yes, there is, and now I finally find out that <em>you're</em> behind it—and as if I wasn't going to have to participate immediately anyway, I've even been <em>called out</em>. Well, damn.<br /><br />Guess I am reading some major Bolano this January...awesome!nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532641082944082516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-65103156743060979892011-12-04T13:42:24.701-05:002011-12-04T13:42:24.701-05:00I'd like to join you for this group read. I b...I'd like to join you for this group read. I bought this book a couple of months ago but have been a little too intimidated to dive in. I'm hoping your group read will alleviate my nervousness!<br /> <br />It's a great book to start out 2012, tooAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09866342436745173619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-43303932209484536262011-11-26T06:25:56.034-05:002011-11-26T06:25:56.034-05:00OMG. I can't believe I'm considering joini...OMG. I can't believe I'm considering joining the group read... <br /><br />This year I participated in a 2666 readalong and I'm sorry to say that didn't appreciate it very much. :( It's a lot of pages to struggle through when it's not your cup-a-tea! BUT. I bought a copy of The Savage Detectives along with 2666 so I can't just let it sit on my shelf without even giving it a try! Also, it was recommended by the fabulous author Kazuo Ishiguro. So. Let's wait for the idea to settle in, shall we? ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-24679591651114005822011-11-07T11:46:29.849-05:002011-11-07T11:46:29.849-05:00*Jeremy/Modesto Kid: Thanks for the visits--so gla...*Jeremy/Modesto Kid: Thanks for the visits--so glad you'll be joining us! And I can see those bumper stickers now: What would García Madero do? As far as the "official" reading schedule goes, everybody should just plan on wrapping up by the last weekend in January so we can all discuss the novel on everybody else's blogs. Finishing earlier or later is quite OK, too, so I'll be by sometime soon to check out your early start-in-progress. Cheers!<br /><br />*Becky: Thrilled to have you reading along with us! Even though reading's a largely solitary act (!), I think most of my blogging friends and I enjoy a good group read on occasion because of the chance to see multiple people's opinion of a book you just read at close quarters--almost always leads to new insights into a work (in my opinion at least). Also, this book's such a fun but complex read that I think it's probably tailor-made for such a set-up. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-26908019883107599682011-11-06T21:35:33.345-05:002011-11-06T21:35:33.345-05:00Hi, just found your blog and I am totally up for t...Hi, just found your blog and I am totally up for this read-athon. I have been blogging for going on 3 years and never participated in one, but I have been meaning to read this for a long time so it might get me into gear. Looking forward to it.Rebecca Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14144719070318640603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-17449908493109367382011-11-05T16:27:47.698-04:002011-11-05T16:27:47.698-04:00One of my favorite things about reading this book ...One of my favorite things about reading this book is imagining myself in García Madera's shoes... What I would do like and unlike him.The Modesto Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495938191100565263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-5317048644674083342011-11-04T19:50:19.001-04:002011-11-04T19:50:19.001-04:00Excellent idea, thanks! I am not sure what the sch...Excellent idea, thanks! I am not sure what the schedule of reading is going to be for this event but I am getting an early start on it... If anybody else is actively reading it now wants to <a href="http://readin.com/blog/?k=book:sdetectives" rel="nofollow">come by</a> and exchange insight and/or counterfeit, we'd love to have you over.The Modesto Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495938191100565263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-31241207666149777442011-10-25T23:09:16.424-04:002011-10-25T23:09:16.424-04:00*Gavin: Of course, by all means. Thanks for even ...*Gavin: Of course, by all means. Thanks for even troubling yourself with something like that. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-72706850482947402672011-10-25T20:32:02.976-04:002011-10-25T20:32:02.976-04:00Richard, is it okay if I write a short post about ...Richard, is it okay if I write a short post about the group read on Page247?Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865699135545209220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-91012073078332405622011-10-24T12:18:47.668-04:002011-10-24T12:18:47.668-04:00*Gavin: Great, so nice to have another 2666 vetera...*Gavin: Great, so nice to have another <em>2666</em> veteran on board with us!<br /><br />*Sarah (Tuulenhaiven): "The readalong group is full of rock stars!" Ha ha, it <em>is</em> a great group, isn't it? And I've been dying to revisit the novel in the company of a number of the people who've signed up already. I think it's a fantastic book, but we'll see how many of the new readers of it end up agreeing with me. Thanks for letting me know you'll chime in with comments either way, but it'd be cool if you decided to join us in a more "official" capacity as well. Cheers!<br /><br />*Sarah (A Rat in the Book Pile): You're very welcome--glad to have you join us! Ironically, a bunch of us met during a different <em>2666</em> readalong a few years back. Anyway, I agree that this will make for a fun start to the new year and I look forward to hearing what you think about the book in January.<br /><br />*Caroline: How exciting for me that you're in! Please don't feel any pressure to finish the book if it's not happening for you, though, esp. since I still "owe" you a post on a certain similarly bulky Italian novel (that I actually liked) at some point in time. I do hope you enjoy the Bolaño, though, and I think this is the perfect place to start with him given that he was at the height of his creative powers and the storytelling's so powerful. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-53976088638636807492011-10-24T03:37:05.336-04:002011-10-24T03:37:05.336-04:00I'm in as well. I may regret it (because of th...I'm in as well. I may regret it (because of the size) and not finish...never mind...I want to give it a try.Carolinehttp://beautyisasleepingcat.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-9094399718488424182011-10-23T11:35:34.630-04:002011-10-23T11:35:34.630-04:00Excellent! I read 2666 as a group-read and I wasn...Excellent! I read <em>2666</em> as a group-read and I wasn't sure about going it alone with <em>The Savage Detectives</em>. This is going to be a great start to the New Year. Thank you, Richard.Sarah (Rat in the Book Pile)http://www.sarahbbc.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-13820142215626137342011-10-23T10:41:59.985-04:002011-10-23T10:41:59.985-04:00Yay, you're finally going to read this! I'...Yay, you're finally going to read this! I've been dying to see what you think since I read it...gosh, 2 years ago? I see that Anthony is rereading it - I am tempted to do so as well just to join in. The readalong group is full of rock stars! Although I feel like I should read a new Bolano before I reread this one... I still have time to decide - and I'll definitiely chime in whether I read it again or not. I'm excited! :)Sarah (tuulenhaiven)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11007601900702081303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-36260612016679140212011-10-22T20:52:47.187-04:002011-10-22T20:52:47.187-04:00Okay Richard, I've been waiting for this. Cou...Okay Richard, I've been waiting for this. Count me in!Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865699135545209220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-51072530438575824232011-10-22T17:43:02.831-04:002011-10-22T17:43:02.831-04:00*Scott: Wonderful--will look forward to both your ...*Scott: Wonderful--will look forward to both your Bolaño and your Pessoa posts then!<br /><br />*Mel u.: Nice to have another <em>Savage Detectives</em> rereader joining us! It will be great to have you share your perspectives with the gang, and I'm super looking forward to rereading the book myself (it was my first Bolaño, and it did a number on me that I still haven't quite recovered from).<br /><br />*Frances: Hurray! Such an honor to have you and fellow Woolfie Emily reading this book with me for your first time--I hope it doesn't disappoint either of you, but I can't imagine how it could unless one of you went all unicorn-y with your reading choices or something!<br /><br />*Amanda: While it'd be great to have you join us, no worries--the more important thing is for you to try out this book for yourself <em>someday</em> and see what you make of it. I think it's pretty amazing, and apparently I'm not alone for a change, ha ha!<br /><br />*Anthony: Great! Glad to have yet another <em>SD</em> rereader sign on and I love that Bolaño with a Pessoa chaser concoction you've dreamed up, too. Cheers!<br /><br />*Bettina: Wonderful! I'm glad that the group read will provide an extra reason to have you share what you think about the book with the rest of us. Cheers!<br /><br />*E.L. Fay: Thanks! I've loved hearing so many people say that they loved this book since my mind can't really compute the occasional comments from naysayers who tell me that they couldn't finish it. You couldn't finish one of the best novels in recent memory? What are you waiting for, <em>The Hunger Games IV</em>? C'mon!<br /><br />*Emily Jane: Would be delighted if you could join us but I'll consider you "joined in spirit" even if you decide not to. It's been great seeing all the love these past two days for one of my all-time favorite books. Cheers!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746599416342846897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-66044686535503669422011-10-22T13:30:40.318-04:002011-10-22T13:30:40.318-04:00I LOVED this book. I'm not usually one for re-...I LOVED this book. I'm not usually one for re-reading, but I'm actually considering in this case...Emily Janehttp://www.bookedallweek.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1911087927983597831.post-14039337960897444132011-10-22T13:02:51.234-04:002011-10-22T13:02:51.234-04:00I've already read this one and loved it. It ac...I've already read this one and loved it. It actually has a bit of tie-in to <i>2666</i>. Happy reading everyone!Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11058705381647529328noreply@blogger.com