A review by scarletohhara
The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges

3.0

One can guess that Borges meant for those book to be read in a playful tone, the book being an encyclopedia of all things magical. But the book feels serious and academic, exactly what the translator didn't want it to be.
Read this if you have time to browse and want to know how a centaur came to be, or the types of unicorn or more about Valkyries or the likes...