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Does anyone have recommendations for books that are similar in vibe to Part One of 2666: The Part About the Critics?

Key things that would interest me (of course it doesn't have to have all of these): A realistic but fake author/artist/figure like our good friend Archimboldi, obsession that becomes unhealthy or takes over the lives of the characters, academics that have "lost the plot" so to speak, an uncanny atmosphere is a plus.

Or, if there is something you've read that made you go "wow, something about this reminded me of The Part About the Critics" and you can't even pinpoint why and it doesn't fulfill any of the above requirements, I'd love to hear about that too.

Holy shit this is the most depressing thing ive ever read, and ive only now reached the year 1994. The story about the 11 year old with the heart attack hit the wall for me. Thing is beyond that wall there are 300 more pages. I don’t want to dnf this, and so far this part is actually brilliant despite everything.

What is the right approach to go on about this part? Read it all as fast as possible? Ponder about each and every murder? Do you get numbed about them after a while?

Ofc this is about femicides and there’s no way to sugarcoat it, but damn

A todos nos encanta Bolaño. Entonces ¿Cual es su obra cumbre, única e irrepetible, el sumum de la perfección? Si solo pudieras rescatar solo uno ¿cual eligirías? 2666 o ¿Los Detectives Salvajes?

We all love Bolaño. So what is his masterpiece, his unique and unrepeatable work, the pinnacle of perfection? If you could only choose one, which would you pick? 2666 or The Savage Detectives?

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