A review by mari_books
The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This isn’t my usual genera - fiction/fantasy short story. I really enjoyed Borgues rich descriptions, though I admit the vocabulary sometimes lost me. There were only two stories I didn’t really like - On Exactitude in Science and Death and the Compass.
in On Exactitude I had no idea what was happening, seems like I need to be in a Lit class to break it down. And, in Death and the Compass I feel like our detective gets killed right when things get interesting.
I really liked The Book of Sand best, and also The Circular Ruins
I feel that Bourges was of posing reality and infinity to the reader is amazing and unexpected,
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