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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Rowan on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “It would have made more sense to me if JB had called his Booker Prizewinner “The Nonsense of the Ending”.” Aug 3, 12:02
BuriedInPrint on Borges Marathon, Part 21: Death and the Compass: “I wonder if the preoccupation with the detective figure is partly in response to a legacy of Disappearances, to the…” Jul 31, 22:49
BuriedInPrint on The Story of the Night by Colm Toibin: “Any book out there that makes a reader frustrated by passivity, that galvanizes us to make change or to, at…” Jul 31, 22:36
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 21: Death and the Compass: “That’s wonderful to hear, Silvia! I’m sure you’ll find the right time to read them, and I hope you enjoy…” Jul 28, 13:14
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 21: Death and the Compass: “Yes, Borges playing with traditional genre fiction and making something new is wonderful to watch! I enjoyed this one immensely,…” Jul 28, 13:12