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smuds2's review against another edition
3.0
UNFINISHED
REVIEW RATING SYSTEM - [ 1 = FELT DECEIVED, 2 = NOT WHAT I EXPECTED IN A BAD WAY BUT WASN'T A WASTE OF TIME, 3 = WHAT I EXPECTED FELT LIKE MY TIME WAS USED AS EXPECTED, 4 = PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, 5 = THINKING ABOUT IT MONTHS LATER ]
RULES : (1) can not give anything a 5 outright, must either be a re-read or a update to score, (2) can not give incremental ratings, except for 4.75 which is functionally a "revisit in case it is actually a 5", (3) I should always end with a "this leads me to think" of 2-3 ideas this book roused in me.
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REVIEW RATING SYSTEM - [ 1 = FELT DECEIVED, 2 = NOT WHAT I EXPECTED IN A BAD WAY BUT WASN'T A WASTE OF TIME, 3 = WHAT I EXPECTED FELT LIKE MY TIME WAS USED AS EXPECTED, 4 = PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, 5 = THINKING ABOUT IT MONTHS LATER ]
RULES : (1) can not give anything a 5 outright, must either be a re-read or a update to score, (2) can not give incremental ratings, except for 4.75 which is functionally a "revisit in case it is actually a 5", (3) I should always end with a "this leads me to think" of 2-3 ideas this book roused in me.
and_it_spoke's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of short stories, poems and writings that focus on the mystery of being and the nature of the universe. At times mind-numbingly academic, at other times genuinely hilarious - this collection provides wonderful insight into the mind of Borges. By doing that it gives a great insight into the human condition, as it and how it fits into "all of it" was a main preoccupation of his.
merry's review
4.0
I really enjoyed the poems, and I appreciated this text in the context of the study of mysticism. That being said, this is only ~100 pages and I skipped over much of the portions summarizing the work of other philosophers like Hume and Berkeley. Also, just as an observation, there was more than one story of a mystical experience that was preceded by the death of a woman Borges (or a semi autobiographical character named Borges) purports to love, but seems to not actually be close to, and only relates to or describes in terms of her appearance.
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