June 2021 - Andrew Blackman

In my last reading roundup, I was still emerging from winter. Now, it’s been 30+ degrees for weeks, and I can barely remember what…

If you need your fictional characters to be likeable, to be the sort of people that you can "root for", then absolutely…

Here’s a little life tip for you. If you ever feel that the time is starting to drag and you’d like your…

I had a short story published recently in Storgy magazine. It’s available to read free online, so do check it out if…

Caroline on The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: “I’m glad I didn’t read your review before posting mine. Now we have two very different approaches. It is true…” Nov 23, 12:56
David Schreiber on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “Is it too late to comment? I’ve just read the book and didn’t like it one bit, with its endless…” Nov 22, 10:24
wadholloway on Borges Marathon, Part 24: The End: “I like reading about other people’s experience of reading, even, as in this case I don’t know the author and…” Nov 22, 00:43
Stefanie on Borges Marathon, Part 24: The End: “Yeah, that’s a tough one! While it might not have had the same resonance without knowledge of the allusions, it…” Nov 21, 19:29
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 24: The End: “Yes, it’s difficult when we’re coming from a very different cultural context, isn’t it? So much of reading is about…” Nov 21, 15:33

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