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santidieg03's review against another edition
5.0
que cabeza por dios !! me gaggee un montón
favs:
tlon uqbar et al
las ruinas circulares
la forma de la espada
tema del traidor y el heroe
el milagro secreto
el fin
el sur
favs:
tlon uqbar et al
las ruinas circulares
la forma de la espada
tema del traidor y el heroe
el milagro secreto
el fin
el sur
heatherfeii's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
mgris's review against another edition
challenging
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
sebastian_rayner's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs and Antisemitism
tmlore's review against another edition
5.0
Ficciones – by Jorge Luis Borges
When I pick up a book and begin reading it, I’m awaiting that moment when I know I’ve found my next favorite book. It does not come each and every time I read a novel. However, it did happen when I read the story of - Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.
I had so many highlights as I read this story. I think my favorite was this one… “Captivated by its discipline, humanity forgets and goes on forgetting that it is the discipline of chess players, not of angels.” Though to be fair, there were a great many parts to this entire novel that I loved, I do believe I loved the first story the most.
The way Borges brings the reader on the journey with him is astounding. I wish I had found his words long ago.
“The sun had already disappeared from view, but a final splendor exalted the vivid and silent plain, before the night erased its color.”
“I cannot imagine the universe without the interjection of Edgar Allan Poe.”
Though I do not possess the ability to put to words just how much I adore this novel, I do so love how it plants the desire for knowledge in me. I will re-read this book many times, I know.
When I pick up a book and begin reading it, I’m awaiting that moment when I know I’ve found my next favorite book. It does not come each and every time I read a novel. However, it did happen when I read the story of - Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.
I had so many highlights as I read this story. I think my favorite was this one… “Captivated by its discipline, humanity forgets and goes on forgetting that it is the discipline of chess players, not of angels.” Though to be fair, there were a great many parts to this entire novel that I loved, I do believe I loved the first story the most.
The way Borges brings the reader on the journey with him is astounding. I wish I had found his words long ago.
“The sun had already disappeared from view, but a final splendor exalted the vivid and silent plain, before the night erased its color.”
“I cannot imagine the universe without the interjection of Edgar Allan Poe.”
Though I do not possess the ability to put to words just how much I adore this novel, I do so love how it plants the desire for knowledge in me. I will re-read this book many times, I know.
roblovesbooks's review against another edition
"What, what? Who. Richard Medden, Medden. My voice, human voice. Speak. I always thought he was tirqyertianm. Royal fleet is there."
Introduction and timeline take up 53 pages. "TLON,UQBAR,ORBIS TERTIUS". I'm still not sure if this book is fiction or non-fiction. Jaromir Hladik, Third Reich entering Prague, bank of Moldau, Lonnrot abstained from smiling, Commissioner Treviranus, chapters of Ts'ui Pen, Ireneo, Mithridates EUPATOR.
Introduction and timeline take up 53 pages. "TLON,UQBAR,ORBIS TERTIUS". I'm still not sure if this book is fiction or non-fiction. Jaromir Hladik, Third Reich entering Prague, bank of Moldau, Lonnrot abstained from smiling, Commissioner Treviranus, chapters of Ts'ui Pen, Ireneo, Mithridates EUPATOR.
smithmick14's review against another edition
Borges' literary thought experiments blur prose's end and philosophy's beginning. Stories explore infinity, semiotic interpretation of text and sources, time, memory, death. Like Xeno's arrow, Borges is able to include the universe in the span of a few short pages.
pwlee518's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
ac_3's review against another edition
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
alexeysidoruk's review against another edition
5.0
Though the book contains Borges’ early short stories, it shows a wide variety of his works. These stories made his fame.
Some of them show the enormous philosophical depth of his thoughts, with little narrative or without plot at all. Others, on the contrary, are perfect novels but with less than ten pages.
Whatever stories you take, every page is a distilled text, dense and sophisticated. This makes reading them quite a challenge. You should go through multiple names of people and places. Sometimes, stories are like ‘Who is Who’ in literature and philosophic history, and those personages are crossing the boundaries between realities and fictions. Besides, to follow all the allusions Borges inserted in the text, one can spend days for a short story. However, exploration of philosophical concepts and googling of names are not essential to enjoying the book, the author’s style and wit make the book a masterpiece, not the encyclopaedic information on the pages.
In the end, the book worth every minute you spend on it reading and understanding. Because both processes are equally enjoyable.
Some of them show the enormous philosophical depth of his thoughts, with little narrative or without plot at all. Others, on the contrary, are perfect novels but with less than ten pages.
Whatever stories you take, every page is a distilled text, dense and sophisticated. This makes reading them quite a challenge. You should go through multiple names of people and places. Sometimes, stories are like ‘Who is Who’ in literature and philosophic history, and those personages are crossing the boundaries between realities and fictions. Besides, to follow all the allusions Borges inserted in the text, one can spend days for a short story. However, exploration of philosophical concepts and googling of names are not essential to enjoying the book, the author’s style and wit make the book a masterpiece, not the encyclopaedic information on the pages.
In the end, the book worth every minute you spend on it reading and understanding. Because both processes are equally enjoyable.