October 2025 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu

I wanted to like this novel, but I couldn't. Here's why.

Reading

September Reading: A Month to Forget

My thoughts on a month when, for once, I didn't enjoy reading. Was it the books, or was it me?

Reading³⁹¹
Thinking¹⁹³
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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Stefanie on Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu: “Every book its reader. Some books and some readers just don’t mesh no matter what and that’s ok! Thanks for…” Oct 7, 21:21
Anonymous on No, RSS isn’t dead!: “freshRSS” Oct 7, 07:47
Andrew Blackman on September Reading: A Month to Forget: “Our books are conspiring against us! That’s the only logical explanation 🙂 Here’s to a better October!” Oct 6, 14:05
Andrew Blackman on Dusk by Robbie Arnott: “That sounds like the perfect place to read this, Liz. I found the descriptions of nature quite beautiful and could…” Oct 6, 12:13
Liz on Dusk by Robbie Arnott: “I read Dusk while holidaying in the Tasmanian highlands, and Arnott renders this landscape with exquisite precision and grace. A…” Oct 5, 10:54