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Pandemic Diary 2021

May 8, 2021 by Matilda London

In response to a Book Riot and Out of the Box essay on documenting the personal experiences of the pandemic, this timeline will also be in correlation to the new Biden-Harris administration and the continued malfeasance and autocratic menace of the Trump-Republican fascists. Any and all essays on the subjects will be posted here as links. Timeline © 2021 Matilda London/Pamela Gay Mullins PayPal Me | Cash Me | Venmo

Categories: Diary, Essays • Tags: 2021, Commentary, Coronavirus, culture, Diary, Essays, Non-Fiction, Pandemic Diary, Politics, SocioPolitical, Timeline

Book Review: Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh

May 9, 2021 by Matilda London

I did something I rarely do and read this series out of order. I read Slightly Married first. That book, and the series, are more subdued—stoic and British than what I anticipated, but…different. I looked up Balogh, and she’s Canadian-Welsh and a Boomer, which obviously contributes to the fascinating turns in character arcs. When I expected a left turn, Balogh turned right; when I figured the standard beauty and power, she threw out descriptions like ugly and hook nose and […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: Book Review, Review, All Things Books, Slightly Dangerous, Mary Balogh, Slightly Scandalous, Slightly Married, Slightly Wicked, Slightly Tempted, Slightly Sinful, A Summer to Remember, One Night for Love

Book Review: The Searcher by Tana French

April 18, 2021 by Matilda London

Claire Messud said something once that resonated with me and still does. “If you’re reading to find friends, you’re in deep trouble. We read to find life, in all its possibilities. The relevant question isn’t ‘Is this a potential friend for me?’ but ‘Is this character alive?’” This after the vitriol over her ‘unlikeable’ woman protagonist in The Woman Upstairs—another one of my favorite books. I’ve noticed through numerous reviews that some people read to find these surrogate friends and […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: All Things Books, Book Review, Review, Tana French, The Searcher, The Witch Elm

Book Review: The Five Things We Cannot Change by David Richo

April 4, 2021 by Matilda London

One of my absolute favorite shows is Fringe. There is a scene in the episode ‘Conentrate and Ask Again’ in which Dr. Walter Bishop comes face-to-face with one of his child experimental cortexiphan subjects—now an adult—Simon Phillips. Simon has the ability to read people’s minds so-much-so he has removed himself from society and sequestered himself in an isolated cabin in the woods so as to not be continuously bombarded with the intrusive thoughts of others. Peter, Olivia and Walter search […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: All Things Books, Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird, Book Review, David Richo, Eckhart Tolle, Emily Temple, Fringe, Hamilton Revolution, How to be an Adult in Relationships, How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci, Julia Cameron, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Meditation on Sale, Michael Gelb, Natalie Goldberg, People Skills, Review, Roger Bolton, The Art of Thinking, The Artist's Way, The Five Things We Cannot Change, The Power of Now, The Right to Write, Vincent Ruggiero, Writing Down the Bones

Book Review: Wild by Cheryl Strayed

March 21, 2021 by Matilda London

I’m going to stay with the grieving theme since it still needs a somewhat broader brushstroke than what When He Was Wicked provided; and, while it is an entertaining romance that examines grief briefly, Ms. Strayed’s book plunges the reader in it till you’re gasping for peace and begging for relief, then she smacks you over the head and across the face with understanding and self-reflection. She takes your gut, heart, and head and beats them black and blue with […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: All Things Books, Book Review, Cheryl Strayed, Review, Wild

Book Review: When He Was Wicked by Julia Quinn (Updated)

March 16, 2021 by Matilda London

This is my favorite Bridgerton novel of the eight in the series. Skeptical on whether or not I would like it after I realized in the first couple of paragraphs that it was a guy falling for his best friend/cousin’s wife—that can get really creepy and awkward if not handled correctly—I finally decided to read the synopsis; which I had not done so prior to reading any of the novels. It was in a series and I was on a […]

Categories: On Books, Reviews • Tags: All Things Books, Book Review, Bridgerton, Julia Quinn, Netflix, Review, When He Was Wicked

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