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reallivejim's review against another edition
Simply something I revisit as the spirit strikes, silly to mark as “currently reading.”
dibujared's review against another edition
Words, at least my own, cannot do Borges justice. I'll simply say that the contents of this book rank among the best fiction, short or otherwise, I have read.
brunborg's review against another edition
4.0
Noen av de sykeste ideene ever!! Likte spesielt godt den om den evige hagen! Lærte også at den var Borges som skapte biblioteket i Babylon, som rett og slett er råkult!!
Kvaliteten sank dessverre litt mot slutten:(
Kvaliteten sank dessverre litt mot slutten:(
egyptiaca's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
autogeek's review against another edition
1.0
A whole load of dreary rubbish.
To be fair, there are a few stories that are fairly interesting. But the vast majority of them are so boring, it is a struggle to stay awake long enough to finish them.
Maybe, it's the translation or maybe this is just not my type of book, but all the stories feel like they were written as part of some sort of writing exercise: all very complicated and sophisticated, but utterly boring to read. It is like they were written to showcase his prowess as a writer to other writers, but never to be enjoyable to read.
There seem to be a lot of people who love Borges' writing. I am not one of them.
To be fair, there are a few stories that are fairly interesting. But the vast majority of them are so boring, it is a struggle to stay awake long enough to finish them.
Maybe, it's the translation or maybe this is just not my type of book, but all the stories feel like they were written as part of some sort of writing exercise: all very complicated and sophisticated, but utterly boring to read. It is like they were written to showcase his prowess as a writer to other writers, but never to be enjoyable to read.
There seem to be a lot of people who love Borges' writing. I am not one of them.
emeraldgarnet's review against another edition
2.0
I liked the idea though the execution was a little off. Perhaps something got lost in translation from Spanish.
fauxclore's review against another edition
5.0
Um mestre do "realismo mágico" sul-americano. Fãs de Saramago encontrarão em Borges um autor igualmente semelhante e distinto. Ideias simples expostas de maneira simples mas simultaneamente exploradas de um modo profundo e inesperado. Frequentemente aforístico.