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Trying out Substack
I’ve been trying out a newsletter style approach to writing over on Substack. If you’re interested, check out: https://victoriagriffith.substack.com/ Continue reading
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Hungry Heart: Adventures in Love, Life and Writing by Jennifer Weiner
I love Jennifer Weiner’s fiction but this isn’t quite as compelling. This covers her whole life but doesn’t get into writing the way I’d hoped. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading
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Dirtbag, Mass. by Isaac Fitzgerald
Glimmers of the best of James Frey and Anthony Swofford — superb writing and storytelling — but with an author further along the road to peaceful recovery. #25wordbookreviews Continue reading
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Like A House on Fire by Lauren McBrayer
More of a romance than I expected but still a delightfully engaging read that felt like Bridges of Madison County set in 2019 San Francisco. #25wordbookreview Continue reading
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Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country by Pam Houston
A love letter to the 120-acre ranch that Pam Houston calls her own in the mountains of Colorado. Simple writing, but poetry all the same. #25wordbookreview (link) Continue reading
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On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Just as good as The Hate U Give. Audiobook bonus: narrator Bahni Turpin rapping. #25wordbookreviews (link) Continue reading
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The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
My third time trying this one; I finally finished it. Idyllic and horrifying at the same time. Reminds me thematically of Bradbury’s “Dandelion Wine“. (Here’s a link.) #25wordbookreviews Continue reading
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HP1
Harry Potter is amazing and Stephen Frey reading the audio is spectacular. But sadly JK Rowling really seems to hate fat people. On to #2! #25wordbookreview Continue reading
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Pep Talks for Writers by Grant Faulkner
Nothing new; some of them are a reach (start a gratitude jar? Really?). Might be better to read weekly rather than straight through like me. #25wordbookreviews PS – here’s a link to it if this review didn’t completely turn you off. Continue reading
About Me
I’m Victoria Griffith and I am enthusiastic about a LOT of things. Pine trees and mushrooms and the desert. Mountains and motorcycles, travel and photography. Friendship and writing and books and surviving the love of your life’s terminal diagnosis.
I read constantly, think about reading obsessively, and have strong opinions about what makes a great memoir. I write about books here, and I’m working on one of my own.
I was born in Paterson, NJ, call Seattle home, and spend winters in the desert of Southern California, where the light is different and the ocotillos are doing something extraordinary. I try to get out and see as much of the world as time and money will allow.
If you’d like to say hi, you can reach me at vgriff@vgriff.com.
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