2,645 books
—
3,820 voters
We are born and grow through childhood in spring. We live those glorious, lively, interesting years of our twenties, thirties, forties in summer. We settle into ourselves in autumn, that cool but not yet cold time, rich and aromatic. And in
...more
“Someone once told me that grief is love you can no longer express.”
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
“Every person on this earth needs just one person who sees them and roots for them. Deeply, truly. One person. It's what we all need to get through. The more the merrier but let's start with one.”
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
“The truth is, I am a person who is meant to stay home and read books, maybe have a nice dinner, and then put myself to bed. That is the life I’m built for. It’s all about the setting. When I’m out in public, it’s as if my system gets overwhelmed and instantaneously short-circuits. I turned the phoenix into ashes, by accident, in small ways, all the time.”
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
“The violent chords and strident voices were so startlingly different from the chiming, bubbling relaxation tapes she played all day that it was like having a bucket of cold water thrown over her head. The Violent Femmes reminded her of the eighties, and being a teenager, and feeling supercharged with hormones and hope.”
― The Hypnotist's Love Story
― The Hypnotist's Love Story
“That’s life. It’ll blindside you, that thing you didn’t know about. Especially when it’s been there all along.”
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
― Mean Baby: A Memoir of Growing Up
Tracy’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Tracy’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Tracy
Lists liked by Tracy































