August 2022 - Andrew Blackman

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August 2022 Reading Roundup

My reading in August was dominated by listening to six books by the same author on a long, long road trip across Europe.

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Freedom and Death by Nikos Kazantzakis: Book Review

"Captain Wildboar was his apt nickname in Megalokastro. With his sudden rages, his deep, dark, round eyes, his short, stubborn neck and…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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Rowan on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “It would have made more sense to me if JB had called his Booker Prizewinner “The Nonsense of the Ending”.” Aug 3, 12:02
BuriedInPrint on Borges Marathon, Part 21: Death and the Compass: “I wonder if the preoccupation with the detective figure is partly in response to a legacy of Disappearances, to the…” Jul 31, 22:49
BuriedInPrint on The Story of the Night by Colm Toibin: “Any book out there that makes a reader frustrated by passivity, that galvanizes us to make change or to, at…” Jul 31, 22:36
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 21: Death and the Compass: “That’s wonderful to hear, Silvia! I’m sure you’ll find the right time to read them, and I hope you enjoy…” Jul 28, 13:14
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 21: Death and the Compass: “Yes, Borges playing with traditional genre fiction and making something new is wonderful to watch! I enjoyed this one immensely,…” Jul 28, 13:12