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dustydigger
Posted 2021-12-27 5:21 PM (#23603 - in reply to #23602)
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Engelbrecht - 2021-12-27 7:49 AM

Dusty,

Nice list of your favorites from the past year!

As in previous years, I've used this challenge to show my favorite reads of the year.

Wishing you and yours good health and good reading in the coming year!

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Hi Engelbrecht,good list as usual.
You will be pleased to know that I have grabbed a kindle copy of The Exploits of Engelbrecht by Maurice Richardson. Physical copies cost an arm and two legs,but I am happy with a kindle version of the exploits of the dwarf pugilist who boxed 10 rounds with a grandfather clock! l. May be a few months before I get to it,but I will read it in your honour. When I joined WWEnd back in 2012 Dave Post facetiously warned me against looking at your WWEnd page,where you were already clocking up impressive statistics on the various lists,putting my pathetic reads to shame. I have a much more satisfying presence now on said lists,but still nowhere near you,But your stats are something to aim for! :0)
Like you,I dont look at all impressive on the fantasy side,I love SF much more,particularly older stuff.I have started working my way through books added by year,am near the end of the 30s. Enormous fun. I still get immense pleasure from people like Eric Frank Russell,Poul Anderson,Clifford D Simak Hal Clement and others. They could tell great stories in around 200 pages. Modern writers have barely finished the prologue in 200 pages!.
I'll be back with Pick 'N Mix again next year - year 8 or 9! Wow,time flies when you are having fun.
Hope to see all the usual suspects back again. I love trawling everyones lists. So diverse and interesting!

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