April 2022 - Andrew Blackman

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April 2022 Reading Roundup

This month's reading featured Caribbean literary fiction, politics, economics, and the moving tales of a Berlin chiropodist.

Dog-Heart by Diana McCaulay

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Race & Class in Jamaican Fiction: Dog-Heart by Diana McCaulay

Dog-Heart tells the story of two Jamaicans from very different worlds. Sahara is a light-skinned “uptown” woman who runs a successful Kingston…

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Emma @ Words And Peace on The Floating World by Ben Eastham: “wow, reminds me a lot of Weaver’s fabulous novel: Artificial Wisdom: https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/11/21/book-review-artificial-wisdom/” Oct 1, 19:16
Perryestate on The House of Asterion: Borges Marathon, Part 33: “I love how Borges turns a familiar monster story on its head. The Minotaur’s loneliness makes Theseus’s supposedly heroic act…” Sep 16, 15:57
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 2: The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro: “Hey Silvia, It’s great to get your comments on my Borges posts, and don’t worry about the grammar at all!…” Sep 11, 09:38
Andrew Blackman on Borges marathon, part 1: The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell: “Hey Silvia, It’s wonderful to hear that you’re reading the stories! Please let me know what you think of them…” Sep 11, 09:35
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “It’s strange to me how the publishing world is still so rigidly demarcated. I sometimes get excited about books that…” Sep 11, 09:29