Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Beatriz
https://www.goodreads.com/bchr
“I still couldn't accept that Trevor was a loser and a moron. I didn't want to believe that I could have degraded myself for someone who didn't deserve it. I was still stuck on that bit of vanity. But I was determined to sleep it away.”
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
― My Year of Rest and Relaxation
“In Senegal, the polite expression for saying someone died is to say his or her library has burned. When I first heard the phrase, I didn’t understand it, but over time I came to realize it was perfect. Our minds and souls contain volumes inscribed by our experiences and emotions; each individual’s consciousness is a collection of memories we’ve cataloged and stored inside us, a private library of a life lived.”
― The Library Book
― The Library Book
“Nobody's life was untouched by loneliness; it was just a question of weather or not you were able to accept that loneliness for what it was. Put another way, everyone was lonely, and it was up to them whether they chose to bury that loneliness through relationships with other people, and if so, of what sort of intensity and depth.”
― There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
― There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job
“How far beyond your mother do you hope to get? You are not going to be a different woman entirely, so just be a slightly altered version of her, and relax.”
― Motherhood
― Motherhood
“Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom. Now, see! There it is, playing, a good way off. Stand you here, and let me run and catch it. I am but a child. It will not flee from me; for I wear nothing on my bosom yet!"
"Nor ever will, my child, I hope," said Hester.
"And why not, Mother?" asked Pearl, stopping short, just at the beginning of her race. "Will it not come of its own accord, when I am a woman grown?”
― The Scarlet Letter
"Nor ever will, my child, I hope," said Hester.
"And why not, Mother?" asked Pearl, stopping short, just at the beginning of her race. "Will it not come of its own accord, when I am a woman grown?”
― The Scarlet Letter
Goodreads Librarians Group
— 336685 members
— last activity 0 minutes ago
Goodreads Librarians are volunteers who help ensure the accuracy of information about books and authors in the Goodreads' catalog. The Goodreads Libra ...more
Beatriz’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Beatriz’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,929 books
|
5,065 friends
1,649 books
|
23 friends
989 books
|
171 friends
4,695 books
|
4,170 friends
369 books
|
13,234 friends
950 books
|
2 friends
6,678 books
|
3,143 friends
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Beatriz
Lists liked by Beatriz