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A review by elle_reads
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
4.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Ficciones] A collection of imaginary places peaking into our reality.
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WHAT I LIKED
Get ready to be a literary detective! Borges astounds with layers upon layers upon layers of sometimes fictional, sometimes true literary references. Some entire sections are reviews of fictional authors/places/essays. My brain loved the feeling of collecting all the pieces into one grand landscape! I felt I learned some great new vocabulary as well.
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
I understand Borges expects his readers to think through each sentence. Reading Borges wouldn’t be the same if there was an introduction, but I wish there was an afterword to each story in my edition so I could check my understanding. Get ready to read and reread and perhaps reread again. Borges makes a point to squeeze everything in as little space as possible.
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Ficciones (by Jorge Luis Borges) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✨4.5/5
I think my rating will improve with each reread.
BOOK REVIEW
[Ficciones] A collection of imaginary places peaking into our reality.
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WHAT I LIKED
Get ready to be a literary detective! Borges astounds with layers upon layers upon layers of sometimes fictional, sometimes true literary references. Some entire sections are reviews of fictional authors/places/essays. My brain loved the feeling of collecting all the pieces into one grand landscape! I felt I learned some great new vocabulary as well.
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WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
I understand Borges expects his readers to think through each sentence. Reading Borges wouldn’t be the same if there was an introduction, but I wish there was an afterword to each story in my edition so I could check my understanding. Get ready to read and reread and perhaps reread again. Borges makes a point to squeeze everything in as little space as possible.
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Ficciones (by Jorge Luis Borges) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✨4.5/5
I think my rating will improve with each reread.