February 2013 - Andrew Blackman

Multiculturalism has come under increasing attack in the past two decades. It began with a backlash against affirmative action in the US in the…

Delighted to see the first review of A Virtual Love today, on book blog The Innocent Flower. Here’s a snippet: A Virtual…

Wanted to say a big “thank you” to James Miller and Alex Wheatle for being among the first readers of A Virtual…

I have a bad habit, sometimes, of generalising about what “writers” are like, mostly based only on my own experience. Last night…

Paul Jenner on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “It is “blood money” because Sarah recognizes that her seduction of Adrian was a significant factor leading to his suicide.…” Nov 19, 22:02
Marcie McCauley on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “I’ve not read either this or anything else he’s written, but I thought the way you described it iniitially was…” Nov 15, 19:40
Andrew Blackman on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “Yes, good idea! I also loved Klara and the Sun. If you enjoyed that one, I think you’d also like…” Nov 15, 14:22
Bean Klusendorf on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “I’ll seek out Unconsoled instead. I loved Klara and the Sun, the only other Ishiguro book I’ve read.” Nov 13, 02:32
Andrew Blackman on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “Those changes over the decades are very interesting, aren’t they? I had a similar experience recently with Wuthering Heights. When…” Nov 12, 15:53

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