Nora's review
Ficciones (English Translation) by Jorge Luis Borges
The first time I read Borges I thought I had entered a parallel reality. Nobody writes like that and nobody has written like that since. He was one of a kind. If you enjoy highly intellectual literature that challenges and awes. this is for you. I could not presume to summarize what this collection of stories is like or to try to capture his essence in words. You just have to read it and then go on to read his other short stories collections and poetry. He never wrote novels because he was a master of conciseness, not a single word can be omitted from any of his stories. Try analyzing his works and you realize it is almost futile. This is perfection that can not be touched.
