November 2024 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

November 2024 Reading Roundup

From Indigenous Americans discovering Europe to Voltaire destroying my last shred of optimism, here's a summary of my reading this month.

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Borges Marathon, Part 15: A Survey of the Works of Herbert Quain

Join me as I survey Jorge Luis Borges's survey of the works of the non-existent writer Herbert Quain.

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Review: The Other Side by Alfred Kubin

What would a dream world look like? A world in which the normal rules of cause and effect don't exist, in which…

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Thinking¹⁹³
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
Uncategorized⁷

Bellezza on Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood: “I read this book when it was first published, years and years ago, and felt that Atwood was writing about…” Jan 10, 03:04
Marcie McCauley on Borges Marathon, Part 25: The Cult of the Phoenix: “I think it just depends on one’s mood, and I bet having the other longer, more intricate, more deeply satisfying…” Jan 9, 17:07
Simon Humphreys on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Thanks for the review! Made me feel better as I was struggling to work out why, like yourself, this book…” Jan 9, 07:55
Andrew Blackman on Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico: “This comment made me smile. I’ve also lived outside my home country for most of my adult life, and I…” Jan 6, 15:45
Andrew Blackman on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Hi Beth, Thanks for commenting. Interesting idea about footnotes/endnotes! I tend not to like them much in fiction, but they…” Jan 6, 15:43