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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Litlove on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “What an excellent review, Andrew! I love Marie Darrieussecq’s writing but haven’t read any of her novels since Naissance des…” Aug 14, 14:55
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “Yeah, it’s terrible getting all those excellent books! I haven’t read either of those de Beauvoirs, but I read Les…” Aug 13, 16:43
wadholloway on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “See, that’s why I don’t accept review copies – people keep sending you excellent books and it disrupts your orderly…” Aug 13, 09:09
Andrew Blackman on Books I read in July 2026: “Hey Keira, You’re right about that! Although perhaps it’s even worse when books are unintentionally funny 🙂” Aug 7, 17:28
Keira @Keira's Bookmark on Books I read in July 2026: “Isn’t it funny how books that try to be funny are often the least funny? I’m glad this one worked…” Aug 7, 15:00