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4.32 AVERAGE
4.32 AVERAGE
Can’t possibly give a star review for this book, because it implies that there must be another book under the same authorship which must have the inverse number of stars. The implications of such a negative star review system are troubling and powerful, for a negative star would host planets that spin the wrong way, which would in itself mean that the people there are born old and die as babies. Reading this book has made me feel like I have aged a thousand years and I can’t tell if I like that or not yet.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
fast-paced
challenging
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Good for making you think, but as it's a collection of short stories, some are stronger than others. Worth reading for The Library of Babel.
Best short stories: Lottery in Babylon, The Secret Miracle, The Immortal, Story of the Warrior and the Captive, The Zahir
Best of the short writings: Inferno, 1, 32, Parable of Cervantes and the Quixote, The Witness, Everything and Nothing
Other honorable mentions: Funes the Memorious, The Theologians, The House of Asterion, The Mirror of Enigmas
Best of the short writings: Inferno, 1, 32, Parable of Cervantes and the Quixote, The Witness, Everything and Nothing
Other honorable mentions: Funes the Memorious, The Theologians, The House of Asterion, The Mirror of Enigmas
dark
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I discovered Borges through a comparison to his story The House of Astarion and was blown away by his prose. Borges is a reflective write in all senses of the word (because he is obsessed with mirrors). His short stories are true to form but contain such densely packed meaning it took me hours to really unpack all of what he would write in a single story. I see myself returning to his work for many years to come.
dense writing - but good and thought provoking. A collection of a number of short stories, sketches of stories, parables, etc. Lots of references, philosophy, and deep thinking.