March 2020 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Amora by Natalia Borges Polesso: Review

Amora won several major literary prizes when it was first published in Brazil several years ago, and having just got my hands on the…

Reading

The Sound of the Mountain by Yasunari Kawabata: Review

Are you responsible for the sins and failures of your adult children? If so, what do you do about it? These are…

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Marcie on The Theologians: Borges Marathon, Part 29: “As usual, reading your thoughts on each of these stories sparks my curiosity once more. (I know I’ve read all…” Apr 28, 20:37
Marcie McCauley on The Dead Man: Borges Marathon, Part 28: “Of course you will get that far: you once thought you wouldn’t’ve gotten THIS far!” Apr 8, 21:11
Marcie McCauley on Sublimation by Isabel J. Kim: “I seem to remember you read Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West at some point? or maybe you just commented about it…” Apr 8, 20:59
Andrew Blackman on The Dead Man: Borges Marathon, Part 28: “Yes, exactly! You’re right, there are plenty of Borges stories where the titles are intentionally misleading. I could probably write…” Mar 23, 20:28
Andrew Blackman on Vigil by George Saunders: “Hi Susan, Thanks for stopping by! I agree, the themes are more compelling than the characters. And yes, it might…” Mar 23, 20:26