A 2666 Reading Group
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Reading is often a solitary activity, an intimate connection between reader and physically absent author. But books, of course, also create and shape communities and cultures, and part of the pleasure of reading is discussing what one’s read with others, whether they agree with your assessments or rapidly alter them. That’s why book clubs and bibliophile friends are such valuable assets to the devoted reader.
These days, seems that everyone’s talking about Roberto Bolaño, the Chilean author whose massive, posthumously published novel, 2666, was recently released in the U.S. (in hardcover and a delicious three-volume paperback set). If you’re a Bolaño fan, you might think about catching the train of this online reading group, which has only just left the station. continue reading
