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Ficciones
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Okay... So I need to choose my words and sentences in a careful way so nothing will be misunderstood in this review: I think this is one of the Latin American masterpieces. However, it is not easy to read it or to understand it, or in which way to understand it. Borges reminds me so much of Kafka in the way he writes and what he writes about. Also, it is not possible for me to read Borges' books only once, since I needed to re-read the stories twice or three times if necessary.
The meaning behind his stories and messages are so strong that you need to stop reading for few minutes and "digest" what you have just read, which is what happened to me after reading Kafka, for example.
I think this is the most difficult rating since I have been active on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, because it definitely does not deserve 3 out of 5 stars, but for now I will give it 3 because I feel I am not able to digest this whole book yet. I will take some time, I will read it once again in the next few weeks and most likely I will change the rating of this book. I just need time to assimilate all the meaning in this masterpiece and then I will be able to change the number of stars in this review.
The meaning behind his stories and messages are so strong that you need to stop reading for few minutes and "digest" what you have just read, which is what happened to me after reading Kafka, for example.
I think this is the most difficult rating since I have been active on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, because it definitely does not deserve 3 out of 5 stars, but for now I will give it 3 because I feel I am not able to digest this whole book yet. I will take some time, I will read it once again in the next few weeks and most likely I will change the rating of this book. I just need time to assimilate all the meaning in this masterpiece and then I will be able to change the number of stars in this review.
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May 21, 2015
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Aug 01, 2023 02:45PM

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But I also ask myself... Even if one day I fully understand the scope and extent of this book with all its messages, will it be worth it and deserve 5 stars if it took me 2 or 3 readings? There are some other geniuses out there that manage to transmit this kind of messages without this painful and tedious user experience at times...
I guess only the future will tell, and once I reread, if ever, I'll know :)