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The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges

kmallon's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

the_bitching_bibliophile's review against another edition

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5.0

Magical realism meets spy thriller. Borges beautifully blends a real-life setting with fictional characters set in World War 1, exploring themes of time, infinity, and labyrinths/mazes. It is the first work by Borges I have ever read, and I was instantly hooked - he has quickly become my favourite author! Thank to my Latin American Literature professor for introducing me to this wonderful story, and an amazing author.

fotini_pini's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

elizaveta_reads's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

4.0

mothbaby's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

emma_zhang's review against another edition

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inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

amymay84's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.5

frankensteinscreature's review against another edition

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5.0

Wonderfully weird, windy and infinite. I must read more Borges. 

silvi27's review against another edition

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mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Very interesting read, I'll definitely pick more of this author's stories 

sylvaingautier's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0