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Part three complete. I feel like I’ve been reading this book forever.

i should’ve known the only female character would be treated like a piece of meat by the others

Bolaño's final. Is it better than the rest because of its proximity to abrupt plateauing of his skill? I don't know about that. What I do know is that it continues to highlight the ease and care with which he paints his portraits, each vivid despite the frugal use of brush strokes. And never complete, in the spirit the evocative sketch.