A review by heloise_lifeinbooks
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges

mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

A book that made me slow down to properly absorb each story.

An imagination beyond anyone I’ve read.

Wildly stunning both in complexity and in simplicity - the barest of ideas or premises grown into all-encapsulating myths.

The slowest parts for me were a couple of the stories that dealt heavily with religious symbolism, but even those shorts were magical.

I will def reread this book in Spanish at some point.