Book · 2004 · National Book Critics Circle Award Winner
2666
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Read um 2666 because I think it was our first 21st century masterpiece by Roberto Bologano.
What they say about it
- Reading the massive novel“massive the 900 page”2
- Discussing the femicide section“femicides that plagued”2
The best things said about it
I am starting Roberto balan's Monumental novel 2666 which is famously based on the femicides that plagued suad Warez in Mexico.
The reason casting about is that I've finally finished a book I talked about I I think a couple months ago on the podcast which is the massive the 900 page 2666 by Roberto Balano.
Well I'm still reading 2666 by Roberto Balano but it's going slow and I'm not at the femicide section yet.
And apparently Patty Smith made her entire band read 2666 which seems like a a tall order 900 pages.
4 people who brought it up
Why people recommend it
2666 is a massive, complex novel by Roberto Bolaño that explores a wide range of themes, most famously centering on the unsolved femicides in a fictional Mexican border city. On The Ezra Klein Show in 2025, Patti Smith recommended the work, describing it as the first 21st-century masterpiece. On The Book Review podcast in 2024, Greg Cowles discussed starting the monumental novel, and later reported on his slow progress through the massive text before reaching the notorious femicide section. John Williams expressed playful jealousy over Greg Cowles's physical single-volume paperback edition of the book. Jenny Schusler introduced the novel during a segment covering a theatrical adaptation by the Goodman Theater in Chicago, and recounted an entertaining anecdote about Patti Smith requiring her entire band to read the 900-page book. The participants across multiple episodes frequently reflected on the daunting length, immense scope, and profound literary impact of Bolaño's sprawling narrative masterpiece.
Every mention
Greg Cowles I am starting Roberto balan's Monumental novel 2666 which is famously based on the femicides that plagued s… 3
“the reason casting about is that I've finally finished a book I talked about I I think a couple months ago on the podcast which is the massive the 900 page 2666 by Roberto Balano”
“well I'm still reading 2666 by Roberto Balano but it's going slow and I'm not at the femicide section yet”
“I am starting Roberto balan's Monumental novel 2666 which is famously based on the femicides that plagued suad Warez in Mexico”
Patti Smith read um 2666 because I think it was our first 21st century masterpiece by Roberto Bologano. 1
“read um 2666 because I think it was our first 21st century masterpiece by Roberto Bologano.”
Jennifer Schuessler I recently spent a couple of days in Chicago where the Goodman Theater is preparing an adaptation of his no… 2
“I recently spent a couple of days in Chicago where the Goodman Theater is preparing an adaptation of his novel 2666”
“and apparently Patty Smith made her entire band read 2666 which seems like a a tall order 900 pages”
John Williams and 2666 is something that I have a one volume paperback of it so I'm a little jealous of Greg's now in the… 1
“and 2666 is something that I have a one volume paperback of it so I'm a little jealous of Greg's now in the slip case”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“all I'll say about 2666 I'm still not up to the femicide part and I'll talk about it once I finally do reach there”
“I'm reading 2666 by Roberto Balan”