July 2020 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Children of the Cave: A Fascinating Finnish Novel of Ideas

In Children of the Cave, Finnish writer Virve Sammalkorpi imagines an encounter between a group of explorers and some strange creatures living in a…

Thinking

No, I Don’t Have the Bandwidth Right Now

Something is very wrong with the English language. People have started asking me if I have the “bandwidth” to work on new…

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Teresa Lynch on Reading Wales Month: Clear by Carys Davies: ““ Clear” is a lovely gentle book.telling of a lost language and a new friendship. It has similarities to the…” Jan 18, 23:47
Silvia Cachia on Kokoro by Natsume Soseki: “I take your advice, knowing that part 3 is especially rewarding helps keep perspective.” Jan 17, 15:25
David on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Hi Andrew, thanks for your review. I’ve just finished this book after sitting in my TBR pile for a while.…” Jan 16, 10:03
Emma @ Words And Peace on Kokoro by Natsume Soseki: “Neat! I enjoyed Kokoro very much. And when answering a questionnaire for The Classics Club, I just realized Soseki is…” Jan 16, 00:20
Alice Smith on Reading Wales Month: Clear by Carys Davies: “I found this book (Clear) remarkable and was totally caught up in it. I was glad to read Andrew Blackman’s…” Jan 15, 20:18