June 2019 - Andrew Blackman

Has anyone else noticed an annoying trend in contemporary writing? OK, there are probably several that spring to mind (“I was sat?”), but the…

Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “Oh, I definitely know how it is, Stefanie 🙂 I dread to think how long The Great Transformation had been…” Nov 9, 10:03
Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “Ah, that’s interesting! It didn’t feel very scholarly at the time, but I see what you mean. Ovid wasn’t a…” Nov 9, 10:01
Andrew Blackman on Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami: “Hi Mark, Thanks very much for your comment. I do remember very brief moments of poignancy in the middle of…” Nov 9, 09:56
Stefanie on Books I read in October 2026: “Excellent October reading! I have The Outcast and Growth of the Soil on my perpetual TBR. Maybe I will get…” Nov 6, 20:34
Mark Waller on Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami: “I found that the very plain style was punctuated by brief passages of great beauty and poignancy that had the…” Nov 6, 15:34

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