March 2025 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico

My thoughts on Vincenzo Latronico's beautiful novel about millennial expats in Berlin, recently longlisted for the International Booker Prize.

funes the memorious

Reading

Borges Marathon, Part 18: Funes, His Memory

My thoughts on Funes, His Memory, aka Funes the Memorious, a short fiction by Jorge Luis Borges about a man with an…

Clear by Carys Davies

Reading

Reading Wales Month: Clear by Carys Davies

A church minister is sent to evict the last inhabitant of a remote island, but things don't go as planned.

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Emma @ Words And Peace on AI spambots think I’m a genius: “Yes, it’s terrible. And am getting tons more of book review requests. I’m also currently working on an AI rant,…” Oct 8, 16:20
wadholloway on AI spambots think I’m a genius: “For me, reading is as essential as breathing, yet it has never occurred to me to write a fan letter…” Oct 8, 05:50
Chris Morgan on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “Hi Andrew Having come late to this book the £ 500 donation is obvious. If you read this diary then…” Oct 4, 19:36
Andrew Blackman on The Floating World by Ben Eastham: “Interesting! I can see the parallels, although this one is less of a thriller and has less sci-fi about it.…” Oct 2, 09:44
Emma @ Words And Peace on The Floating World by Ben Eastham: “wow, reminds me a lot of Weaver’s fabulous novel: Artificial Wisdom: https://wordsandpeace.com/2025/11/21/book-review-artificial-wisdom/” Oct 1, 19:16