RaveThe Guardian...brilliantly translated ... It is also easy to become exasperated with the poets depicted in Bolano\'s work, who are of a particular type that treads dangerously close to cliche ... And because Bolano identifies himself so clearly with them, one\'s exasperation extends sometimes to the author ... All of this is redeemed, however, by the fact that Bolano writes with such elegance, verve and style and is so immensely readable ... He also undercuts the obvious accusation of literary solipsism with sly humor, self-mockery and a wicked eye for pomposity ... The most important test that Bolano triumphantly sails through as a writer is that he makes you feel changed for having read him; he adjusts your angle of view on the world.
