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…

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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 The Reality of Anti-Fascism: “Yes, I suppose this was written shortly after the storming of the Capitol, which at the time I naively assumed…” Jun 25, 18:23
Gus Gonzalez on Man on Pink Corner: Borges Marathon, Part 8: “Borges takes the raw violence of a knife fight and turns it into a meditation on cowardice, performance, and myth-making.…” Jun 24, 21:54
Emma on The Reality of Anti-Fascism: “Written four years ago. How things have changed since this billet. We were in denial that the Agent Orange could…” Jun 23, 20:52

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Month: May 2018

Happiness by Aminatta Forna: Review

Review of Border by Kapka Kassabova

Reading³⁸²

Thinking¹⁹³

Literary events⁶⁵

Living⁴¹

The writing process³⁴

On the Holloway Road³¹

Published work²²

A Virtual Love¹⁴

Travel¹³

Uncategorized⁷

“Death At Intervals” by Jose Saramago

Still reading…

Luke Bitmead’s birthday

Admitting defeat