November 2023 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Borges Marathon, Part 13: The Circular Ruins

What happens when one man tries to dream another into existence? Jorge Luis Borges imagines this scenario in this thought-provoking story.

Reading

October Reading Roundup

My reading for October 2023 was dominated by the climate crisis and the horrific situation in Gaza.

Reading³⁸¹
Thinking¹⁹³
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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Andrew Blackman on All the Books on One Shelf: “Yes, I’m definitely better at speaking than reading. Still not great, mostly because we’ve spent so long travelling outside Serbia.…” Jun 19, 15:23
Andrew Blackman on All the Books on One Shelf: “Oh yes, that would be annoying to have different languages mixed up! I’m definitely not at the stage where I…” Jun 19, 15:20
A on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “Tony comes off as oblivious and focuses on dull things like the chips and seems to struggle a bit with…” Jun 18, 20:36
Marcie McCauley on All the Books on One Shelf: “That’s so interesting! I love seeing the photos of the shop. What’s your experience of the Serbian language: I would…” Jun 18, 14:20
Marianne @ Let's Read on All the Books on One Shelf: “I live in a non-English speaking country and I certainly prefer to have the English books separate from the others.…” Jun 18, 10:17