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The Schedule for July through Dec. 2025
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The Schedule July-December 2011
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Somehow I have never read Borges, perhaps because I studied French, Italian, and history in school. And everyone I knew who studied Spanish read him and dreaded it. I actually found this very interesting--but I can only imagine how difficult it would be for a student of Spanish reading the original.
I found these stories to be very interesting. They are also intense and not easy reading. Strange, unpredictable, and uncomfortable. They read more like essays than short stories, but they are very mu ...more
I found these stories to be very interesting. They are also intense and not easy reading. Strange, unpredictable, and uncomfortable. They read more like essays than short stories, but they are very mu ...more
I really enjoyed these stories and am so glad to have finally tackled Borges. His writing can be tough: dense, lots to process and think about, history, philosophy, politics, all rolled into a whole lotta something! Some stories I really loved, Death and The Compass and The Secret Miracle, were my favorites. I also thought Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, The Babylon Lottery and The Garden of Forking Paths were outstanding. And the rest were impressive, although not exactly my cup of tea. It is very
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Jul 08, 2011
Pang
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It's not that I didn't like the book. I can see why Borges is called "magical mind" by some. His imagination is fantastic. I just couldn't get into the book; one because I normally don't like short stories, and another because the stories were too complex for my simple mind. This is a book that I wouldn't mind giving it another try, may be if I have someone reading it with me so that we can discuss.
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Sep 22, 2011
Potjy
marked it as to-find
Dec 03, 2012
Jane
marked it as to-read
Apr 18, 2014
Gaijinmama
marked it as to-read
Dec 21, 2020
Linda
marked it as to-read
Apr 23, 2025
Kristina
marked it as to-read
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