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My first experience with Borges and I finally see why he is constantly referenced. Short stories that I usually read have never come close to the concept and structures present in Ficciones. The referential, highly literary, mindbending stories all mesh together well yet stand apart on their own, each presenting Borges's thoughts on philosophy, writing, mortality, and other hefty concepts. Favorite story would probably be The Library of Babel.
Decent YA, never had a chance to read it when I was young. Drags hard in the middle but is held up by some deeper than expected concepts. Polar bear fights are cool
I'm not a moralist when it comes to art but something about this book's view of the world is so repugnant that I couldn't stand it.
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