Ficciones
Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borgesby Jorge Luis Borges
Shares rank 4 of 13 short story collections by recommenders
Readers recommend Ficciones for its speculative short stories and the feeling it evokes, and several say it changed how they read literature.
Readers recommend Ficciones for its speculative short stories and the feeling it evokes, and several say it changed how they read literature.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Speculative short story favorite
“I love short speculative fiction. And the above are among my favorites.”
Comment from 29 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: What are you reading?” “you should read Borges' short stories, particularly from Ficciones”
Comment from 17 Apr 2026 in “Isaac Asimov: The Last Question” Deep emotional impact on readers
“The plot, the characters, the mentions, all feel almost secondary to the feeling they evoke.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Exactitude in Science – Borges (1946) [pdf]” “Changed my life, when it comes to literature.”
Comment from 26 Jan 2026 in “Exactitude in Science – Borges (1946) [pdf]” Named as a must-read Borges
“you should read Borges' short stories, particularly from Ficciones”
Comment from 17 Apr 2026 in “Isaac Asimov: The Last Question” “Ficciones By Borjes is another”
Comment from 29 Jun 2026 in “Ask HN: AI robbed my joy of reading books?”
Other short story collections people recommend
The four most recommended other short story collections, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhalationby Ted Chiang | 21 | 0 | 100% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Stories of Your Life and Othersby Ted Chiang | 15 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Valuable Humans in Transitby qntm | 10 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Ficcionesby Jorge Luis BorgesThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| The Decameronby Giovanni Boccaccio | 6 | 1 | 86% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I love short speculative fiction. And the above are among my favorites.”
“Ficciones By Borjes is another”
“you should read Borges' short stories, particularly from Ficciones”
“Changed my life, when it comes to literature.”
“The plot, the characters, the mentions, all feel almost secondary to the feeling they evoke.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.