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 There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Glad you made it here, Pippa. I didn’t know Shafak had written about the Shams/Rumi story. I’m reading some Rumi…” Dec 1, 15:11
Andrew Blackman on Review: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma: “Look forward to hearing what you think of it!” Dec 1, 15:09
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 24: The End: “Haha! Sorry, did I forget to mention? Spoiler alert! 🙂” Dec 1, 15:08
Pippa on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “I’m also glad to find this corner of the web! I listened to Are there rivers… on audiobook a few…” Nov 28, 18:29
wadholloway on Review: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma: “Audible books have three novels by Chigozie Obioma. I’ve ordered An Orchestra of Minorities, though it might take me a…” Nov 28, 00:14