RaveThe RumpusThis five-part mega-novel has as its thematic centerpiece the sexual crimes against women in the city he calls Santa Theresa. But like some crazed resonance chamber, this notion of desire gone berserk enters into many asides – some unforgettable, some tedious... 2666 is structured as a polyphonic clash of voices and dreams, all trying to make sense of the insensible ... The characters navigate blindly through dark fields, twisting alleys, perilous ravines, and the passageways of ruined castles ...told in a neutral, matter-of-fact style that serves to humanize the victims ... Yet despite this unremitting despair, a vivifying, promiscuous sense of life shines through.
