December 2021 - Andrew Blackman

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Best Books I Read in 2021

In another difficult year, books once again brought me solace. Here's a roundup of my best books of 2021 (these are the best books…

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Borges Marathon, Part 5: The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan

As with many Borges stories, the line between fact and fiction in this story is unclear. So why does Borges make these…

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Diana on The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: “Great review, and what a coincidence for me since I was just thinking about this book for some reason today…” Nov 19, 01:08
Emma @ Words And Peace on The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: “Great review. I really want to reread it. read it a few decades ago” Nov 18, 23:36
kaggsysbookishramblings on The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: “It’s a remarkable book, isn’t it? I read it ten years ago for GLM – my first Mann – and…” Nov 18, 16:10
Stefanie on The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann: “I’m reading my very slow way through this book! I’m enjoying it very much. I find it amusing that Hans…” Nov 17, 21:03
Andrew Blackman on Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood: “It’s interesting to hear about the recurrences. Bill also mentioned in his recent post that a ravine shows up in…” Nov 12, 20:56