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Well, I THOUGHT I was gone, but...
How I managed to get myself into a snarl
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David R. Grigg

January 2024

Gone.
I've moved!
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Going... Going...
...but not quite gone.
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A Memory of Wolves
My year’s reading for 2023 culminated in a terrific novel fusing psychological drama, murder and a strong environmental message, plus a collection of…
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I look up from reading my book and...
...see that Substack is shrugging its shoulders at extreme content and so making continuing here a moral struggle
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2023: My Reading Year
A summary of my reading through the year, including my top five picks and some hopefully interesting statistics.
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December 2023

Ancient Gods, the Devil, and Very Smart Spiders
From a strongly feminist re-telling of Greek myth and legend to a tale of humans becoming gods to another species.
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Dangerous Creatures Escaping With the Loot
An excellent piece of engaging historical fiction and a fun but perhaps over-elaborate middle-school fantasy.
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David R. Grigg

November 2023

Letting Go of the Past to Seize the Future
Three excellent works of fiction and one of non-fiction made up my reading over the last few weeks.
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David R. Grigg

October 2023

An Unspoken Wager
Mutiny and violence on a remote island in the 18th Century, and murder in an expatriate Vietnamese community in Western Sydney.
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David R. Grigg

September 2023

A Wilful March to the Cemetery
A massive work of fantasy/sf, a terrific debut thriller, and some classic non-fiction made up my reading this time
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Across the Irish Sea
A really well-done mystery set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. A locked-room mystery and an explosive climax.
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