BEL’S BOOKS
Just a friendly place where we can talk about words on paper.

Life is weird right now.
And we’re all feeling it. I know I am. I've been working from home for three weeks now. My house has never looked more complete: we’ve...
My emotional reaction to Of Mice and Men...plus a little analysis.
One of the books I’ve read so far this year was Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck. This is a book I feel I should have read in high...
Different, but good. [written 1/24]
I know that this blog is typically for me to talk about books, and I love that about this space. But I am honestly feeling so unmoored...
Top five of 2019
Two thousand nineteen was a great reading year for me. Honestly, it's my best reading year so far. Why? Because I read more books in 2019...
No frills: a Wednesday stream of consciousness.
Do you ever just sit down and think…”I could be reading so many things right now, if I weren’t here”? That was me today. I was feeling...
Alias Grace (Margaret Atwood): a review
I had mixed feelings about this book when I began to read it. I had The Handmaids Tale stuck in my mind, and contrary to popular opinion,...
