I really enjoyed this week’s read. I am not a huge fan of short stories generally because I find them too short to leave an impact and collections of short stories are rarely memorable. This book definitely changed my mind, although these are har…
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I really enjoyed this week’s read. I am not a huge fan of short stories generally because I find them too short to leave an impact and collections of short stories are rarely memorable. This book definitely changed my mind, although these are har…
I really enjoyed this week’s read. I am not a huge fan of short stories generally because I find them too short to leave an impact and collections of short stories are rarely memorable. This book definitely changed my mind, although these are har…
Hi everyone! I was reading some of the blogs before I started to write mine and noticed that a lot of people already had an idea or knew about Jorge Luis Borges. I had never heard about him before nor was I familiar with any of his other works. I…
Hi everyone! I was reading some of the blogs before I started to write mine and noticed that a lot of people already had an idea or knew about Jorge Luis Borges. I had never heard about him before nor was I familiar with any of his other works. I…
Before this week’s reading, I knew who Jorge Luis Borges was, but I don’t think I had read anything by…
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“Labyrinths” is a short story anthology containing many of Jorge Luis Borges’ best work. Having heard a lot about Borges, I was excited to check out his writing. While I found several of the stories unnecessarily confusing or pointless, I enjoyed most of them. I especially appreciated Borges’ manipulation of reality in “The Secret Miracle” […]
I really enjoyed the reading for this week! I found all the short stories to be incredibly interesting in their specific and dense details and references to complexities and fantasy/myths. Even though some of the stories weren’t as readable for me as others, I found them all to be very fascinating. I liked the story, […]
This book angered me. Not the whole thing, but at least ninety-five percent of it made me want to light my hair on fire and swallow it. First impressions (and then I’ll say something kinder, I promise, but I have to get this out of my system)—either this dude’s brain is truly leagues ahead of […]
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Jorge Luis Borges’ Labyrinths introduced me to a world of imagination, creativity, and philosophical reflection. The selected stories in this book captivated my mind and challenged my understanding of reality, truth, and existence. Personally, it felt like Borges presented a ‘labyrinth of ideas’ that could lead to a deeper appreciation of life’s mysteries and human […]
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