carmelitasita's review against another edition
3.0
I just didn't have the patience to get into this. I liked his writing, but some of the stories were definitely easier to get into than others.
clariast7's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
lillibooks's review
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
readitandeat's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
breadandmushrooms's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
pharmdad2007's review against another edition
4.0
My first experience with Borges. I loved the imagery of the repeating patterns, as well as his obvious fascination with infinite possibilities.
jezburrows's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
My first Borges. Some stories I loved, some went right through me without leaving a trace. So many references, religious and literary, that I didn’t know.
pnsk13's review
4.0
While I appreciated the first half of the book, most of those stories went over my head. However, I kept going, determined to make sense of the labyrinthine loopy writing, and I was not disappointed when I finally reached the last story of part one, “The Garden of Forking Paths,” which had a clearer narrative and much different in style to the previous stories. That story and those of part 2 were highly enjoyable or maybe I had just gotten used to the fantastical setups by that point. Overall the book demonstrated different facets of Borges as a writer - at times frustrating and outright bizarre but also whimsically thought-provoking.