June 2023 - Andrew Blackman

I've read gulag memoirs before, but Shadows on the Tundra affected me even more deeply than the others—perhaps because of the age of the…

Litlove on Books I read in July 2026: “Always interested in your monthly round-up! I’m noting The West because I am always up for a culture wars book…” Jul 31, 17:27
Andrew Blackman on Books I read in June 2026: “I am thinking of trying another, but am also generally curious about why a Nobel Prize winner (and the first…” Jul 30, 18:16
Andrew Blackman on Natives of My Person by George Lamming: “Nice! I haven’t read The Emigrants but would like to. It’s great that you’re in tune with the bookshop’s ordering…” Jul 30, 17:48
Marcie on Natives of My Person by George Lamming: “The Emigrants and In the Castle of My Skin, which I super pleased about, having read the last bit of…” Jul 29, 18:15
Marcie on Books I read in June 2026: “That’s an interesting question; my guess is that she’s not very well known in either place now. Ten or fiteen…” Jul 29, 17:56

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