July 2018 - Andrew Blackman

To celebrate 50 years of the Man Booker Prize, Shiny New Books is reviewing the winners by decade. Read my review of Last Orders…

Andrew Blackman on Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico: “This comment made me smile. I’ve also lived outside my home country for most of my adult life, and I…” Jan 6, 15:45
Andrew Blackman on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Hi Beth, Thanks for commenting. Interesting idea about footnotes/endnotes! I tend not to like them much in fiction, but they…” Jan 6, 15:43
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 13: The Circular Ruins: “It is a good one! I don’t think my post really did it justice, to be honest.” Jan 6, 15:35
Andrew Blackman on Manhattan Transfer by John Dos Passos: “Hi Robert, Although I enjoyed the book more than you did, I did also struggle with the number of characters…” Jan 6, 15:33
Andrew Blackman on After Dark by Haruki Murakami: “Thanks very much for the comment. I’m glad you found my post interesting, and I very much enjoyed reading your…” Jan 6, 15:28

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