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Top 10 Books of 2024
So many times during this year I felt like I was in a reading rut, like I just couldn’t get into a good book, but here at the end of the year, I can look back and say that I actually loved many of the books I read — it was actually hard to rank… Continue reading
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My top books of the 21st Century
I love reading Best of lists. I don’t expect to agree with them (I don’t think that’s the point) but I love the exercise of trying to rank and rate books or movies or wine or, well, anything. But books especially. It forces you to think about things you’ve enjoyed in the past, and maybe… 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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