I love to read.
I actually have a list of every single new book I’ve read (not counting kids picture books that I read to nieces and nephews) for over 20 years! When we were young, my mom counted reading as school. That was the kind of school I loved! But we had to keep track of how long we read.
Each book we started got an index card. We’d write the name and author on the card and use it as a bookmark. Then each time we’d read, we would write the date on the card and how long we read. The cards would then be kept in our own index file box in alphabetical order. (See, we had practice filing and alphabetizing.) As the years went by, that file box grew quite full. When I graduated, I no longer had to use index cards and keep track of my hours, but the habit–and fun–of keeping track of my books continued.
I took that box of index cards, spent a long time putting them in order of date, and wrote them all down in a notebook. But alas, some got mixed up. This required lines to be drawn to the correct places and didn’t look quite as nice. But it worked and I kept adding more pages full of books.
Eventually I moved on to a computer version. I still keep track of title, author, and dates started and finished, but my ambition has grown. I now also include publisher, genre, and if I would read the book again or not, whether the book was from the house or the library, if I own a copy, and if it was a kindle book or not. Oh, and if it was a beta or review read.
All this is a lot of fun and I’ve enjoyed adding so many new books to my list this year already since I’ve read books for my own Reading Challenge, and for Andrea’s Challenge. But sometimes a longing comes over me.
I’m tired of new books. I want something I’ve already read and enjoyed. So I pull out some old books and sit down to read. I know I’ll like them. I know they’re well written, and I know I’ll enjoy the book from cover to cover. Sometimes I just need an old, familiar story to satisfy.
Do you keep lists of books you’ve read? Do you enjoy re-reading favorites after a diet of new stories?
I keep a journal of the books I read. I list the author and describe a little what the book is about. I also put the date down when I finished the book . I number the books I finished also. Yes I do like to go back and reread some of my books.
Marilyn
Oh, how fun! I had thought of writing something about each of the books, or rating them, but I never really wanted to. I do that on Goodreads. 🙂
Another re-reader! 😀
Those are some good ideas. I never kept track of the books I read until last year, and then I added a page of books I read each month throughout the whole year on my blog. I’m continuing with that list for 2018. I probably should keep track of it in a journal of some sort.
I usually don’t like to re read books, unless I have forgotten what they are about. But sometimes, I’ll skim quickly through books I haven’t read once in a while just to refresh me. So that’s kind of re reading??? Lol. Your schooling sounded like it was loads of fun! It probably helped that you kept track of them when you were younger. 🙂
Love,
Ashley
Yes, we did a lot of hands-on schooling, and a lot of reading. I think it helped that my mom loves books. 🙂
Yeah, I would recommend keeping track of those books someplace besides your blog just in case something happens. 😉
I have a notebook where I write down every single book I read. I keep it simple: book title, author, date finished, book format (ebook, audio, etc.) It’s basically my prize treasure, as it contains years and years and years of fun, wonderment, and adventures for me. 😀
That’s great! I don’t know what it is that makes lists of books so much fun, but I love my book list! 😀