The IMMORTAL Audiobook

" BRILLIANT from the first word to the last! "

" Can be a little hit and miss (to be expected from a collection) - but overall some real gems to be found within. "

" I had read an old copy of Labyrinths two years before someone gave me this as a birthday present. It's amazing. Borges is my favourite writer. He writes in riddles, but like the best riddles, the riddles themselves are the answers. This is good for beginners as well as Borges fans. All his best stories are in here and more. Love it. "

" Borges is certainly the most compelling writer of short stories I have read. What more can be said? "

" Borges is a deep-thinker and a master of words (at least from what I've read of the English translations). Great short stories and fake essays. "

" What is amazing about Borges? Everything! "

" I spent all of 2009 lingering over these rich stories, a morsel here and a morsel there. "

" absolutely incredible. if i weren't busy being so completely thrilled with the fact of borges i'd likely be pretty mortified at having not read this til now. !!! "

" Criminally underrated "

" Terrifying it's so good. I don't know if reading this book from start to finish is a good idea. Your head might explode. I would be lying if I were to say I understand all of Borges' nuances, but some of my favorite stories are in this book. "

" Sadly, no time to write a review tonight. Short version: Borges is one of my favorites. I don't think he'd have minded keeping things brief. "

" The best Borges collection I've seen in English. Devastatingly brilliant ideas executed as well as humanly possible and funny too. "

" I am captivated by this remarkable writer. The stories are like dark chocolate, deep, rich and satisfying, best savored slowly. "

" The Hurley translation is weak, but you can't beat Borges "

" Esp. "The Garden of Forking Paths" "

" Is it possible to imagine a life without Borges? "

" The mother lode of Borges at his surreal best. Absolutely flawless translation, wonderful notes and an excellent weird read. "

" Makes a great gift "

" What is it with South American writers and being awesome? I mean even Llosa who had facist leaning political views and sentiments was brilliant... "

" The Aleph alone is worth five stars, nevermind all the other amazing stories in this book. "

" an old favorite, well transferred to audio. the stories are captivating to listen to and Borges is just such an amazing writer and that comes out so well in both this translation and in being read aloud. just gorgeous. something i return to again and again. "

" I loved "The Gospel According to Mark" "

" "The Library of Babel" is probably one of the coolest stories I have ever read. "

" Shortly into this book, I almost set it aside for something else. Pages later, I found myself recommending it to friends. "

" Reading Borges' Collected Fictions (and rereading Ficciones) is a joy. The force of his creativity, even as he returns to the same themes throughout his work, somehow snaps a reader, delightfully, frustratingly, off the linear path that is daily life. If only all reading could be like this. "