Nobody else' s book club: Prometheus Bound and Other Plays
I have a shameful confession to make. I have been very, very unfaithful to my book club. The reason I have not written my post on Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges yet is that I have not finished reading it. On the contrary, I am only half way through. And the reason for not having finished is that I have read at least two other books for every short story. Shame, shame, shame.
Currently I am reading Prometheus Bound and Other Plays by Aeschylus and if nobody wants to read it with me, feel free.
PS: Do not take my lack of enthusiasm for Ficciones against the book, I say. Borges is well known for writing mysterious and wildly imaginative short stories that easily grip their readers and Ficciones is arguably his best collection. My excuse, rather than total lack of enthusiasm, is that I am reading it in Spanish and Borges' use of the language is quite challenging to me. I end up often feeling too tired to follow (because I usually read late in the evening, just before sleep) and falling in the temptation of reading something less challenging. In addition, I have read it before, a long time ago, in my youth. I had decided to reread it because I could not remember the stories any more, or so I thought. In reality I do recognize the most striking stories while I read them and usually recall their ending by the time I am half way through.
Currently I am reading Prometheus Bound and Other Plays by Aeschylus and if nobody wants to read it with me, feel free.
PS: Do not take my lack of enthusiasm for Ficciones against the book, I say. Borges is well known for writing mysterious and wildly imaginative short stories that easily grip their readers and Ficciones is arguably his best collection. My excuse, rather than total lack of enthusiasm, is that I am reading it in Spanish and Borges' use of the language is quite challenging to me. I end up often feeling too tired to follow (because I usually read late in the evening, just before sleep) and falling in the temptation of reading something less challenging. In addition, I have read it before, a long time ago, in my youth. I had decided to reread it because I could not remember the stories any more, or so I thought. In reality I do recognize the most striking stories while I read them and usually recall their ending by the time I am half way through.
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