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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Marcie McCauley on Vigil by George Saunders: “I was torn between not wanting to know more about his new book (which I only learned of thanks to…” Dec 18, 14:51
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Andrew Blackman on Vigil by George Saunders: “Thanks Gary, glad you liked the review! I’d love to hear your thoughts if you do end up reading the…” Dec 17, 07:56
Andrew Blackman on Vigil by George Saunders: “Yeah, I think Lincoln in the Bardo would be a better place to start, but this was an interesting one.…” Dec 17, 07:55