The Garden of Forking Paths by Jorge Luis Borges

i love stories that give the reader homework

even though this book is now finished, its stories will linger some more in my head

To me, the story is about the way time is not linear, but infinite, always merging and creating new versions for each possibility in life. I have heard of this concept before, and I do believe in it. Now, I don't feel like the rendering of this concept was very good in this story. The fact that it was about WWI and spies made it even less interesting to me. That was my first story from Borges, and I had no idea he was interested in these concepts. Now, I want to read another one of his stories.

Read and reviewed: 2022-06-05

You cannot read this short story once and expect to understand it. My first read left me confused, and only upon reading it a second time did I make sense of it.

As short as it may be, it delves deep into metaphysics and philosophy by drawing up parables quite intelligently composed. The prose immerses you in completely.