May 2018 - Andrew Blackman

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Happiness by Aminatta Forna: Review

Although in her previous novels Aminatta Forna has grappled with wars and atrocities in Sierra Leone and the former Yugoslavia, her latest novel, titled…

Reading

Review of Border by Kapka Kassabova

Have you ever read a book that seemed to contain all the right ingredients but somehow failed to live up to your…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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A Virtual Love¹⁴
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Andrew Blackman on Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami: “I’ve noticed that in a lot of the Japanese books I’ve read too, Bill. The writing style tends to be…” Feb 17, 11:38
Andrew Blackman on Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami: “Hi Silvia, Thanks for your comment! I’m really glad you liked the post, and thanks for what you said about…” Feb 17, 11:21
wadholloway on Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami: “I read Japanese books off and on, Murakami of course, but others too as I come across them. Perhaps it’s…” Feb 15, 18:31
Silvia Cachia on Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami: “I don’t know why, but your review is making me very interested in this book. I haven’t read Lolita, but…” Feb 15, 12:04
Harriet on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “The mother, Sarah, says in her bequest [in her Will] to Tony that she wants him to know that Adrian…” Feb 15, 04:07

Andrew Blackman

Andrew Blackman

Andrew Blackman

Month: May 2018

Happiness by Aminatta Forna: Review

Review of Border by Kapka Kassabova

Reading⁴⁰¹

Thinking¹⁹³

Literary events⁶⁵

Living⁴¹

The writing process³⁴

On the Holloway Road³¹

Published work²²

A Virtual Love¹⁴

Travel¹³

Uncategorized⁷

“Edgelands” event at the London Review Bookshop

Why I like independent bookshops

“Beside the Sea” by Véronique Olmi

Lote by Shola van Reinhold #ReadIndies