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…

Emma @ Words And Peace on AI spambots think I’m a genius: “Yes, it’s terrible. And am getting tons more of book review requests. I’m also currently working on an AI rant,…” Oct 8, 16:20
wadholloway on AI spambots think I’m a genius: “For me, reading is as essential as breathing, yet it has never occurred to me to write a fan letter…” Oct 8, 05:50
Chris Morgan on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “Hi Andrew Having come late to this book the £ 500 donation is obvious. If you read this diary then…” Oct 4, 19:36
Andrew Blackman on The Floating World by Ben Eastham: “Interesting! I can see the parallels, although this one is less of a thriller and has less sci-fi about it.…” Oct 2, 09:44
Emma @ Words And Peace on The Floating World by Ben Eastham: “wow, reminds me a lot of Weaver’s fabulous novel: Artificial Wisdom: https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/11/21/book-review-artificial-wisdom/” Oct 1, 19:16

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