matt reviewed Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges
Review of 'Ficciones' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I see Borges as a bit of a mad scientist. Post-modern before it was cool, Ficciones is a couple of short stories but wow - what a punch. The dedication to the short form leaves a lot of room for setting up something interesting and letting it grow, building a frame of a world. In a way it's like a little shard of of a crystal that's he's made, just so, that when it enters your mind it expands and crystallizes into a whole world view. Each story, though brief, suggests something much bigger and leaves it unsaid.