August 2025 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Borges Marathon, Part 22: The Secret Miracle

My thoughts on "The Secret Miracle", a short story in which Jorge Luis Borges plays with time and causality.

Reading

Milkman by Anna Burns: Review

My thoughts on a Booker Prize winning novel about a teenage girl living in 1970s Belfast and struggling to survive in a…

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Andrew Blackman on Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood: “Ah, that’s interesting to hear, Bill. This novel felt quite autobiographical to me, but I don’t know anything about Atwood’s…” Nov 11, 11:17
wadholloway on Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood: “Thanks for the link Andrew. After 4 or 5 MARMS I think Cat’s Eye might be my favourite Atwood.. I’ve…” Nov 11, 00:22
Andrew Blackman on The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov: “I think that would be a wonderful project! There’s a lot to learn from writers like Bulgakov as we start…” Nov 7, 08:19
Andrew Blackman on Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi: “Yes! I should have mentioned that the author is a philosopher, so I think it’s her job to make us…” Nov 7, 08:12
BuriedInPrint on The Heart of a Dog by Mikhail Bulgakov: “What a timely read! (Unfortunately. I’m sure MB was hoping he would be out of fashion by now.) I would…” Nov 6, 18:54