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Ian Mond

@Mondyboy

I review books for @locusmag. I’m always on the look out for genre and weird fiction from small presses. I lurk but don’t post. Check me out at Substack.

 Melbourne, Victoria
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Joined August 2010
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Husted: "The president is coming in tomorrow again to Ohio. Don't worry, I was in the weight room this morning working out. I don't want to let him down."
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on our way to Sydney :)
Image from Carlton Women's (@carltonfc_w)
Image from Carlton Women's (@carltonfc_w)
Image from Carlton Women's (@carltonfc_w)
Image from Carlton Women's (@carltonfc_w)
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Loving Indian fans thinking S. Konstas will take a step back or respect his elders because of that Bumrah stare after the last ball. He’s all swagger. Having the time of his life and clearly loves the theatre, including when it’s against him. A certain Kohli was the same.#AUSvIND
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India fans, that decision was rubbish. Joel was wrong. It’s also nothing like the Jaiswal dismissal. It’s just Joel being Joel.#AUSvIND
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Scotty Boland is the best bowler who can’t get a regular Test gig EVAH!!!!!#AUSvIND
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Stoins and Max don’t seem to care. Both dismissals were soft and they play with an underserved arrogance. #BBL14
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Another night I’ve wasted watching this incompetent team. It’s my fault.#BBL14
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They should play Stars games at the Junction Oval. They don’t deserve the MCG and haven’t for years. #BBL14
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How can a side be so arrogant and lose so often? #BBL14
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Movies Watched: Late Night With the Devil, directed by the Cairnes Brothers mondyboy.com/?p=10330
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Books Read: Private Rites by Julia Armfield mondyboy.com/?p=10324
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Read @Mondyboy’s review of Logic’s ULTRA 85: “a dystopian novel with the boldness to imagine a brighter future.” locusmag.com/2024/10/ultra-8…
Ultra 85 by Logic: Review by Ian Mond

Ultra 85 by Logic: Review by Ian Mond

Ultra 85, Logic (Simon & Schuster 978-1-98215-827-9, $18.99, 304pp, tp) September 2024. I’d never heard of the rapper Logic (AKA Sir Robert Bryson Hall II) or his work (both musi­cal and litera…

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Books Read: Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner mondyboy.com/?p=10319
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Books Read: In Universes by Emet North mondyboy.com/?p=10314
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Books Read: The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham mondyboy.com/?p=10310
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“NAPALM IN THE HEART is a hard book to describe; that’s what makes it so powerful… I was gripped by a work that stands alone, that’s strange and sad and beautiful.” @Mondyboy reviews debut from Pol Guasch locusmag.com/2024/10/napalm-…
Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch: Review by Ian Mond

Napalm in the Heart by Pol Guasch: Review by Ian Mond

Napalm in the Heart, Pol Guasch (Faber & Fa­ber UK 978-0571375257, £6.99, 256pp, hc) July 2024. (FSG Originals 978-0-37461-295-5, $18.00, 256pp, tp) August 2024. Reading Pol Guasch’s debut, Nap…

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Books Read: The Bog Wife by Kay Chronister mondyboy.com/?p=10301
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Books Read: Good Night, Sleep Tight by Brian Evenson mondyboy.com/?p=10297
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Movies Watched: Blink Twice, directed by Zoe Kravitz mondyboy.com?p=10291
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