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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Emma @ Words And Peace on Books I Read in August 2025: “Nice travels through books! I so loved Kokoro, and several books by the same author. Here is my August recap:…” Sep 3, 02:54
Bean Klusendorf on Books I Read in August 2025: “Thanks for the reviews. I’m putting the first two on the to read list and maybe the 4th one as…” Sep 2, 19:27
Richard Arthur Van Holst on Books I Read in August 2025: “I would like to recommend some titles by a Guadeloupean author, Simone Schwarz-Bart: Pluie et vent sur Télumée Miracle (translation:…” Sep 2, 15:42
Keira @ Keira’s Bookmark on Books I Read in August 2025: “Sometimes quality over quantity is the way to go! I’m glad you had a good reading month.” Sep 2, 15:29
Elizabeth Swemmer on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “I’m still unsure who the father of Adrian2 was: Tony or Adrian1? Also: when Tony first met adrian2 face-to-face, we’re…” Aug 27, 15:28