I was really engrossed in this novel; like 2666 before it, Bolano writes in a way that it feels like something eerie and foreboding is lurking just around the corner. I enjoyed the ties to 2666...like, finding out what that term "2666" really was referring to, and though at times the sheer amount of characters became confusing, I was fascinated by their personalities. It was like a maze at times, and I can see how some people might tire of its seemingly endless circles, but the book does have an ending - something even I wasn't expecting.

Recommend to those who enjoy guessing, puzzles, recognizing coincidences fifty or even hundred pages apart, and David Lynch fans.