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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Dante on Borges Marathon, Part 16: The Library of Babel: “Artificial intelligence probably uses your content to generate answers related to book or chapters.” Mar 10, 01:12
bean klusendorf on What is this “rules-based international order” you speak of?: “Immersing myself where I can on a very small local level, and beyond that, I’m sticking to books because the…” Mar 9, 14:41
Thomas Neal on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “I agree, nothing in that recap of the weekend suggests that an affair with the mother. the comment by the…” Mar 7, 21:57
Andrew Blackman on What is this “rules-based international order” you speak of?: “Hi Marcie, I know what you mean. I’ve been planning to write something about everything that’s happening in the non-book…” Mar 6, 16:55
Marcie McCauley on What is this “rules-based international order” you speak of?: “I appreciate that you’re writing about this. It feels very weird to post about books and reading all the time,…” Mar 5, 20:45