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Exactly as the title foreshadows, I found myself quickly getting lost in Jorge Luis Borges’ Labyrinths. The first definition Google provides for labyrinth is “a complicated, irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.” Fittingly, I found Borges’ narrative style to be at times complicated, meandering, or just […] read full post >>

 After reading the collection of short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, I found the first few short stories to be quite difficult to read and to get into. The philosophical nature and complexity of them made me feel as though I was reading through a ... read full post >>

 After reading the collection of short stories by Jorge Luis Borges, I found the first few short stories to be quite difficult to read and to get into. The philosophical nature and complexity of them made me feel as though I was reading through a ... read full post >>

As much as it pains to say this, I legitimately enjoyed reading the collection of Jorge Luis Borges’ short stories in Labyrinths, with one glaring exception that I will address soon. However, before I discuss the negatives that I found in Borges’ work, I should appropriately point out what Borges’ does right in his stories, […] read full post >>

Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges was my least favourite read so far. I recognise the complexity that was added by merging and confusing genres the practice also drastically took away from the reader’s experience. About half of the pieces frustratingly felt like philosophical wafflings framed by a vague plot-like narrative. I found that this meant … read full post >>

In his collection of short stories in Labyrinths, Jorge Luis Borge theorizes about the nature of time and reality through intricate and imaginative plots. The title of the collection, ‘Labyrinths’ speaks to the complexity and uncertainty that surrounds the existences he bases he stories in. Like a Labyrinth, the complex philosophical positions he takes and …

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This week I decided to take the advice of my peers this week and alternate the ways in which I normally approach the weekly blogs: to watch the lecture first, then read the book. I think I’ll be doing this from now on as I was able to grasp on to the central themes of […] read full post >>

Labyrinths is a collection of short stories and essays written by Jorge Luis Borges. The themes throughout the book portray mortality, violence, power, philosophy, and time, touching on history in Buenos Aires, but without much of a plot, as it consists of many short stories and essays. As I scrolled through fellow classmate’s blogs, and […] read full post >>

The reading this week, Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges was a collection made up of short stories and essays. I found there to be pros and cons to this type of reading. One on hand, I enjoyed that it could be read easily in pieces. Due to how short each writing was, you could easily […] read full post >>

This week’s reading “Labyrinths” by Jorge Luis Borges, made me reach different conclusions. The book itself and its plot didn’t catch my attention as much as expected, although I admire Borges as an author and I enjoyed his writing. The title of the book is a metaphor itself to explain the difficulties that individuals experience […] read full post >>