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565 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140286809
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 September 1999
Description
For the first time in English, all the fiction by the writer who has been called "the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century" collected in a single volume A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition From Jorge Luis Borges's 1935 debut with The Uni...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,070 reviews
Moods
reflective 77%
mysterious 71%
adventurous 30%
inspiring 20%
dark 15%
funny 14%
informative 9%
emotional 7%
tense 7%
relaxing 5%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 39% | Plot: 32% | N/A: 23% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
No: 32% | N/A: 32% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 24% | No: 20% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 26% | N/A: 19% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 27% | No: 20% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Medical trauma, Racial slurs
565 pages • first pub 1944 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140286809
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 September 1999
Description
For the first time in English, all the fiction by the writer who has been called "the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century" collected in a single volume A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition From Jorge Luis Borges's 1935 debut with The Uni...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,070 reviews
Moods
reflective 77%
mysterious 71%
adventurous 30%
inspiring 20%
dark 15%
funny 14%
informative 9%
emotional 7%
tense 7%
relaxing 5%
lighthearted 4%
sad 4%
hopeful 2%
Pace
medium 36%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 39% | Plot: 32% | N/A: 23% | Character: 4%Strong character development?
No: 32% | N/A: 32% | It's complicated: 31% | Yes: 3%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 41% | N/A: 24% | No: 20% | Yes: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 39% | No: 26% | N/A: 19% | It's complicated: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 37% | N/A: 27% | No: 20% | Yes: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Medical trauma, Racial slurs