June 2024 - Andrew Blackman

Can capitalism save the planet? What would a world of dreams be like? How can we start forming better habits? My June reading answered…

How do you explain the effects of random chance? Borges invented an all-powerful Lottery governing all possible events in life to help…

My review of a beautifully dark and thought-provoking new piece of literary fiction by Evie Wyld, set between a remote Australian outback…

How a system designed to identify potential terrorists is catching innocent people and destroying freedom of speech.

Here are the books I read last month, from historical fiction to a futuristic novel and a non-fiction book about a radical…

Paul Jenner on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “It is “blood money” because Sarah recognizes that her seduction of Adrian was a significant factor leading to his suicide.…” Nov 19, 22:02
Marcie McCauley on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “I’ve not read either this or anything else he’s written, but I thought the way you described it iniitially was…” Nov 15, 19:40
Andrew Blackman on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “Yes, good idea! I also loved Klara and the Sun. If you enjoyed that one, I think you’d also like…” Nov 15, 14:22
Bean Klusendorf on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “I’ll seek out Unconsoled instead. I loved Klara and the Sun, the only other Ishiguro book I’ve read.” Nov 13, 02:32
Andrew Blackman on Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin: “Those changes over the decades are very interesting, aren’t they? I had a similar experience recently with Wuthering Heights. When…” Nov 12, 15:53

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