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Post by sleepingbooty on Feb 17, 2020 12:07:27 GMT
The year is still new-ish, the winter season cold and long for us in the Northern Hemisphere, the New Year's goals still fresh. So, if you're doing any kind of reading this year, come join us in the 2PR Scrappy Book Club where we share and rate what we read, get inspired to document our reads one way or another, recommend our favourite books and just have some bibliophilic fun. The Scrappy Book Club is open to anyone doing any kind of reading (essays, novels, classic literature, fluff reads, poetry, biographies, etc.) through any kind of format (paper, e-books, audiobooks). There is no minimum threshold to meet, no reading schedule or requirements. This is meant as a fun and open space for everyone. Whether you read a book a week, or just a handful a year, it doesn't matter! Come in, make yourself comfy and get chatting with your fellow bookworms. Welcome to your cosy scrappy library nook! Hopefully, this place can inspire you to meet your reading goals and motivate you to get your reads documented.  |
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Post by sleepingbooty on Feb 17, 2020 12:09:45 GMT
Let's get this started with the library pass:
1. What kind of reader are you?
2. Read anything you love this year (already)?
3. Got any reading goals for the year?
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan?
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Post by sleepingbooty on Feb 17, 2020 12:29:03 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you? | A bit of a literary snob but otherwise, I'm down with the contemporary bookworm crowd: I don't discriminate between book formats although I prefer the physical format over e-books when I need to concentrate or want to better remember the book. I can't do audiobooks as I fall asleep way too quickly. I can do podcast episodes up to 1h30-ish but audiobooks just hypnotise and lull me to sleep incredibly quickly (I don't think I ever managed to finish a single chapter). I still have Stephen Fry's reading of the complete Sherlock Holmes waiting for me...  2. Read anything you love this year (already)? | I re-read Pushkin's Eugene Onegin before going to the opera and was reminded how much I loved it. It's a humble novel, true to Pushkin's style, but touching nonetheless. It remains a classic to explore the true nature of love. My contemporary reads all let me down, particularly the The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village which received so much praise and was recommended to me by two fellow readers. It fell completely flat although it had potential. 3. Got any reading goals for the year? | Nope. Go with the flow. I don't stress over a number. After enjoying Eugene Onegin all over again, I want to dive back into more classics but those can be longer, more difficult reads so I'm happy to just carpe diem my way through my shelves this year. 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? | As always, my favourite reads make my yearly memory planner. But I'd love to make a 4x4 album with my favourite reads these days. Or maybe I could document re-reading Zola's entire Rougon-Macquart cycle? I most definitely want to do a separate scrappy project dedicated to some type of reading this year! A book of my own to celebrate books, what could be more perfect?
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Post by Night Owl on Feb 17, 2020 12:40:19 GMT
1) I prefer fiction. I am the type when I start a book I can't put it down and will spend half the night reading it and then regret it in the morning.
2) Last night I finished the expanded version of Stephen King's 'The Stand'. I had read the original version back in the late 80's and this expanded version fleshes out the characters more. I heard that there is going to be a new miniseries of the book this year and with the recent Coronavirus it made this a timely read. I am not usually a horror fan but I have read a few Stephen King books and The Stand is my favorite.
3) No reading goals, I read often and am a quick reader so I go through books fast.
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Post by Linda on Feb 17, 2020 12:58:22 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you?
eclectic although right now I'm in a history/historical fiction mood
2. Read anything you love this year (already)?
Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum was excellent - about a young woman in Germany during WW2. I hadn't read anything really from that perspective before. The Story of English by Robert McCrum was interesting - I'm not sure I would say I loved it but I learnt a lot from it.
3. Got any reading goals for the year?
read at least 52 books - I'm at 15 so far - and hopefully more. I'm trying to read through my daunting to-read pile (300+) and pass them along or donate as I finish
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan?
Just on Goodreads
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Post by jennyap on Feb 17, 2020 13:11:46 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you?
I'm a commuter reader - 95% of my reading is done on the train to/from work, or at my desk eating my lunch! Crime fiction (with a side of thriller) is my 'easy reading' and where I spend most of my time, but I'll dip into more literary fiction from time to time, plus a bit of sci-fi/fantasy/magical realism. Non-fiction wise, travel writing and auto/biography are my preferred options. I am a stalwart paper book lover, very rarely read a freebie on my iPad but usually that's because I've run out of anything else. Find it super hard to purge books, although I've got better at it in the last couple of years and cleared out a couple hundred at a go (plenty left...) These days though I rarely buy books, most of what I consume comes from the library. Paperback usually, for portability. That said, we ended up with quite a few hardbacks at Christmas.
2. Read anything you love this year (already)?
Just finished The Binding by Bridget Collins. It has some pretty dark sections (lots of potential triggers) but overall I hardcore loved it - the concept, the love story, and some really wonderful writing. Also Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami. Definitely a little strange, and long and dense, but engrossing too.
3. Got any reading goals for the year?
Even though I only really read on the train, I've been spending too much of that potential reading time playing games or browsing on my phone lately, so I've set myself a stretch target of 60 books this year to encourage me to stop that and read more. Last year I only hit around 35, so it will be a true challenge.
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan?
Only on Goodreads. I thought I was being quite rigorous with recording them there, but recently picked up a library book I had no record of reading, and within the first 2 pages it was clear I had already read it, so apparently I haven't been as good as all that. Want to make sure I fix that this year.
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Post by julie5 on Feb 17, 2020 13:17:44 GMT
Let's get this started with the library pass: 1. What kind of reader are you? I like fiction. Romance and suspense are my genres but lately I’ve been reading books that became movies. 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? Jim Thompson’s pop 1208. It was hilarious. It’s an oldie but it was surprisingly good!3. Got any reading goals for the year? to read every single day of the year. Ambitious but I’m on the internet sveryday, why can’t I be reading something?4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I had planned to use a booklet from cocoa daisy to write in every day. I made it to January 5. So I decided to convert to a monthly spread to track my daily reading and each book I read for each month. |
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Post by scrappyem on Feb 17, 2020 14:17:04 GMT
Ooh this is fun. I get the best recommendations from other readers. Lately it's been seeing what other scrappers document on instagram.
1. What kind of reader are you?
I love magical realism the most but will read whatever strikes my fancy. I read almost exclusively women writers. It's just my preference but occasionally read men too. I will also pick up the occasional self-help and business books. I enjoy the podcast "By the Book" that reviews self-help books, mostly because the hosts are engaging, but I've both avoided and picked up books they've reviewed.
2. Read anything you love this year (already)?
I loved the Winternight trilogy by Katherine Arden. I just wrapped it up and now I'm sad not to have any more.
3. Got any reading goals for the year?
I'd love to get back to reading some physical books. I do almost exclusively audio books these days. I have "Big Dreams, Daily Joys" as a physical book and I need to make time to sit down and read it.
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan?
I typically include it in my Project Life alum. This year I'm doing 8.5x11 hybrid album after years of 12x12 pocket pages and I love it. I'll continue to do it that way and keep it easy. I want to try and get more of the music I'm listening too and my favorite podcasts documented along with my books, movies, and TV shows. It's fun to look back on that stuff.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Feb 17, 2020 14:55:45 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you? I read books from the Library. Large print  . I read at night, in bed, prior to sleeping. I read Danielle Steel type books. DS is my favorite. Occasionally I read self help . 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? I've read several Danielle Steel books, old and new, enjoyed them all. But a couple of her newest books were much deeper and darker than her usual fluff. New to me author Jojo Moyes. Me before you, Me after you, and Still me. Liked the books, but preferred the "Me before You"movie better. 3. Got any reading goals for the year? Just to keep reading prior to sleeping, as it helps my mind relax and not overthink so much. Overthinking contributes to my chronic insomnia. 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I haven't ever done this, but this thread has given me the idea to do some layouts. Maybe my top ten favorite books. My favorite Author. An I love to read layout. |
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Post by janamke on Feb 17, 2020 15:28:51 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you? Physical books for the most part. I have an ereader and don't use it very much. While reading on my Nook I always end up shocked that it's the end of the book and that makes me sad. 98% fiction for me, particular passion is historical fiction. I do try to read non-fiction, but it's a struggle. I don't want to learn things I want to escape and be entertained.
2. Read anything you love this year (already)? YES!!
Where the Crawdads Sing - beautiful, touching and poetic. I don't like to be hot, humid or buggy, but this book makes me want to visit the marshes of North Carolina. So good!
Educated - Very interesting read, highly recommend.
3. Got any reading goals for the year? 44 books. A number arbitrarily assigned.
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I document via Good Reads. I'm far more interested in documenting what my 16 year old daughter reads. She became an avid reader last summer and loves books with a passion, she gets emotionally attached to the characters. It's amazing to see her fall in love with books and she reads everything - biography, classics (currently working through Les Mis), fantasy, sci-fi, romance, historical.
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Post by hutchfan on Feb 17, 2020 15:56:40 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you? Pretty much everything except horror and science fiction. I love Danielle Steel, Jane Austen, Laura Ingalls Wilder and early V C Andrews books. Recently discovered Taylor Jenkins Reid and John Boyne. My favorite book last year was Where The Crawdads Sing that my husband sought out a signed first edition for me for Christmas.
2. Read anything you loved this year? One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid.
3. Reading goals this year? I am aiming for 2 a month hopefully more.
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? I am going to make a mini album this year documenting my reads.
I want to add my favorite book to this list The Ambassador's Women by Catherine Gaskin. I bought this book as paperback for 25cents at store in 1986 going out of business. This book had everything in it. I loved it so much that I bought a hardcover version many years later. I reread this book every year.
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Post by Skellinton on Feb 17, 2020 17:05:03 GMT
What kind of reader are you?
Voracious. Consistent, I read while cooking dinner, getting ready in the morning, while waking down the hall, and for an hour before I go to sleep. I mostly read fiction, but I do love a good historical non fiction book. Civil War and WW I are my favorite non fiction subjects. I read a lot of mysteries and psychological thrillers, but I love the classics too. I read on a kindle since I like something I can stick in my purse and I read so much at night after my husband has gone to bed (he gets up super early for work) and I don’t want the light to bother him. I also love being able to check out books from the library from the comfort of wherever I am!
Read anything you love this year?
I go through phases where I read everything I can by one author, and right now I am half way through the Hercule Poirot series. I really enjoy them and can’t believe I have never read them before.
Reading Goals this year?
I don’t set reading goals, but every summer I reread the Anne of Green Gables series and I will absolutely do that. Sometimes I end up rereading all her books, and I haven’t done that for a few years, so I will likely do that this summer as I have extended time off due to school renovations. Her books are just so satisfying. If the rest of LM’s unedited journals are available this year I will read those from start to finish. They have been slowly releasing them over the sort several years, I have read the edited versions, but only the first three unedited. I want to read them back to back, so I am waiting for them to publish the final ones.
Documenting your reads?
I am going to do that this year. Don’t know how but that is a goal.
Looking forward to adding books to my need to read list!
Thank you for starting this,
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Post by Citygirl on Feb 17, 2020 20:12:20 GMT
My new favorite thread! 1. What kind of reader are you? Slow :/ Daily reader. Fiction. I try to read all genres but my favorite are mystery, thriller, true crime, contemporary fiction, some YA. I also love dystopian, dysfunctional family, and police procedural plots. Physical books only. I see the value of e-books but fear it would become a digital graveyard for me. Audiobooks put me to sleep as well sleepingbooty . 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? Fleishman is in Trouble The Sun Down Motel The Girl With the Louding Voice 3. Got any reading goals for the year? Read 50 books Read at least 20 books that I already own (trying to get through my unread shelf) Read at least one POC or own voices author per month Participate in 2 reading challenges Read a book of poetry (any recommendations) Read 4 Non-Fiction Read 4 Classics Read a new to me series. Make better use of my library (buying bans) 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I use Goodreads, a spreadsheet, an IG account and I have a dedicated reading planner lol (ridiculous, I know) I also include what I'm reading in my PL. Not sure if I will ever do it but I think it would be fun to make a TN of my yearly reads. |
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Post by kiera on Feb 17, 2020 20:52:46 GMT
I love this idea. I've really been wanting to start reading again and I think this would be a fun push to get it back into my routine! 1. What kind of reader are you? I much prefer physical books to e-books, they're easier on my eyes and I love the feel of the book in my hands. I like fiction, but I also like history, memoirs, horror, and books with a music theme whether it's fiction, history, whatever. 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? I haven't read anything yet this year, save for some articles  3. Got any reading goals for the year? I'd like to read at least 10 books! 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I use Goodreads, but I think it'd be fun to do a traveler's notebook to document as well. Goodreads will definitely happen, the books I'm not sure about yet. |
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Post by catseatcheese on Feb 17, 2020 21:22:37 GMT
Let's get this started with the library pass: OoooooooooOOOOoooh fun. I am a member of an English language book club for women here in Madrid. 1. What kind of reader are you? I like to read novels, short stories, and some poetry. I tend to prefer fiction but do sprinkle in some non-fiction as well. 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? I have read a few books already this year. I read the sequel to Handmaid's Tale (I forgot the name...) as well as a book called Girl, Woman, Other. I did like that one. I read a few others in January as well. 3. Got any reading goals for the year? I usually set a book reading goal but with a baby on the way in a couple of weeks I did not set one for this year. I will go with the flow. 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I keep track of the books that I read in my planner. I often find the cover on the internet and then make a screenshot and add it to my project life albums as well. I do not do that for every single book though. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Feb 17, 2020 22:07:48 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you? I’ve read just about every genre of book there is in my 50 years of reading. I started reading adult books well before 10 years old and my reading was never censored. I love a good story. I’m not a fan of books that try very hard to be “lit-tra-ture” at the expense of an actual story with a beginning, middle, and end. Characters don’t have to be likeable, but they do have to be interesting, and for me, relatable in some sense. I cut my fiction teeth on horror and romance. My favorite book (and has been since I read it when it was released) is The Stand by Stephen King. A nice blend of horror and romance! My least favorite genre is probably women’s lit (usually about a divorce/widowhood and then finding themselves again as a single woman, lots of women friends). I prefer a happy ending in fiction.
2. Read anything you love this year? Currently reading “The Saturday Night Ghost Club” by Craig Davidson for my book club. I’m really enjoying it. His voice is similar to Stephen King.
3. Got any reading goals for the year? I would really love to read more. I was a voracious reader pre-internet. I can’t seem to get back to reading like I used to. I did join a book club four years ago, and I plan to actually read all the books this year. It hasn’t always been the case for me.
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? I use Goodreads to document my book club reads. I don’t put my personal reading on there much. However, I am in the process of creating a book club journal to keep track of what we have read for book club. My meeting is tonight and everyone is excited to see where I’m going with it since it’s our only record of every book we’ve read to date.
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Post by marie on Feb 18, 2020 3:09:40 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you?
I like to read romance, mystery, thrillers, historical fiction, contemporary fiction. I read both physical books and ebooks. I listen to audiobooks while crafting or working around the house.
2. Read anything you love this year (already)?
Some of my favorites this year: The Janes, Marriage on Madison Avenue, A Cold Trail, Dear Edward and Get a Life Chloe Brown
3. Got any reading goals for the year?
My goal on Goodreads is 52. I want to keep up with my review books, read more of my Book of the Month books and continue to interact with readers on Bookstagram.
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan?
I had started to add some book photos to PL last year but wasn't consistent. I will probably continue that but I also bought a really fun book planner on Etsy that I've used for documentation.
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Post by anrobe on Feb 18, 2020 13:57:04 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you? I read a lot of everything with the exception of sci-fi and fantasy. I don't read a ton of sci-fi or fantasy. I usually have one non-fiction, one romance and one contemporary/literary fiction book going at any given time. I read mostly physical books but I do usually have one book going on my phone and my e-reader. I'm not an audiobook fan.
2. Read anything you love this year (already)? My favorite book so far has been The Outsider by Stephen King. I also really enjoyed Regretting You by Colleen Hoover.
3. Got any reading goals for the year? Not really. I just want to put less pressure on myself to read a certain number of books. I want to enjoy reading more and focus less on numbers.
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I'm doing a 6x8 reading life album which will document my reads but also other aspects of my bookish life - visits to bookstores, new books I buy, etc.
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Post by jennyap on Feb 18, 2020 15:14:31 GMT
Read a book of poetry (any recommendations) They're ones you would dip into rather than read as whole, but I have and love the first three anthologies compiled by Neil Astley - Staying Alive, Being Alive, and Being Human. I was a voracious reader pre-internet. I can’t seem to get back to reading like I used to. Oh, this is so me. I figure I'm still consuming at least as much content as I was before, just different types, so it's unrealistic to expect myself to read at pre-internet level and read on the net and watch YouTube etc etc |
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Post by Citygirl on Feb 18, 2020 15:27:11 GMT
marie which book planner did you get? I got the Bookworm Life planner from Peanut Butter Taco's shop. I really like it.
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Post by scrapcat on Feb 18, 2020 16:32:57 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you?
I used to be a physical book only reader, but due changes in my job/commute, I am mostly an audiobook listener now. I love it bcz it helps me get through titles/stories more often and if I am not in the middle of a book I am cranky! I also only borrow from the library, I stopped buying new books a few years back, but will occasionally buy a gardening book. Otherwise it's second hand sales.
I read a bit of everything, but more and more non-fiction/biographies/history/etc.
2. Read anything you love this year (already)?
I've read a few good titles: I am Malala, Say Nothing, Dear Edward - not sure I love love any of them. But all were interesting and good.
3. Got any reading goals for the year? Nope
4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? I use journaling cards, generally from IACB, to write little snippets, quotes, reviews, etc. Or I just jot down notes in my bujo. I keep a list in google docs so I remember authors I want to revisit. Once in a while I might make a layout about my reading in general. Like I did one for when I started on audiobooks titled "audio killed the reading star".
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Post by caspad on Feb 18, 2020 17:32:59 GMT
Let's get this started with the library pass: 1. What kind of reader are you? 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? 3. Got any reading goals for the year? 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? 1. I read while I'm drying my hair, while in line at the store, while watching tv.... I listen to audiobooks to fall asleep as well as while driving or doing stuff around the house. I love the Kindle. I'll never worry about not having enough books again! 99% of my books come from the library. 2. Never Have I Ever by Joshilyn Jackson 3. 75 books including the 10 books that have been on my To Read list the longest. 4. I use GoodReads to track all my reading. |
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Post by quietgirl on Feb 18, 2020 17:41:35 GMT
1. What kind of reader are you? | A bit of a literary snob but otherwise, I'm down with the contemporary bookworm crowd: I don't discriminate between book formats although I prefer the physical format over e-books when I need to concentrate or want to better remember the book. I can't do audiobooks as I fall asleep way too quickly. I can do podcast episodes up to 1h30-ish but audiobooks just hypnotise and lull me to sleep incredibly quickly (I don't think I ever managed to finish a single chapter). I still have Stephen Fry's reading of the complete Sherlock Holmes waiting for me... 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? | I re-read Pushkin's Eugene Onegin before going to the opera and was reminded how much I loved it. It's a humble novel, true to Pushkin's style, but touching nonetheless. It remains a classic to explore the true nature of love. My contemporary reads all let me down, particularly the The Single Ladies of Jacaranda Retirement Village which received so much praise and was recommended to me by two fellow readers. It fell completely flat although it had potential. 3. Got any reading goals for the year? | Nope. Go with the flow. I don't stress over a number. After enjoying Eugene Onegin all over again, I want to dive back into more classics but those can be longer, more difficult reads so I'm happy to just carpe diem my way through my shelves this year. 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? | As always, my favourite reads make my yearly memory planner. But I'd love to make a 4x4 album with my favourite reads these days. Or maybe I could document re-reading Zola's entire Rougon-Macquart cycle? I most definitely want to do a separate scrappy project dedicated to some type of reading this year! A book of my own to celebrate books, what could be more perfect?I |
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Post by refugeepea on Feb 18, 2020 23:57:57 GMT
I'll join, but I'm warning you now, I'm an extremely slow reader since having my third child. I WILL include audiobooks too. 
1. What kind of reader are you? SLOW! I prefer suspense, true crime, bios/autobiographies, mystery, historical fiction, books set in other countries, and psychological thrillers. 2. Read anything you love this year (already)? Elevator Pitch by Linwood Barclay. I gave it three stars. Suspenseful enough I wanted to keep reading, a bit boring at times getting to the plot line, but overall a good escape read. Up next is Nickel Boys that just became available through my state's ebook lending library. 3. Got any reading goals for the year? NOPE 4. Do you plan on documenting your reads? If so, what's the plan? I have already started a project and will continue to add. I use metal diecut tag, put a small image of the book on the front, and add a little bit of a review on the back of the tag. Sometimes it's just a star rating or a stamped image that says Blah!  I've thought of making a mini album with a pocket to hold the tag and on the other side, and put favorite quotes, but I feel that is too ambitious for me. Most of them are not finished. I randomly pick what I feel like creating. I'll add photos later. I use the Every Day Explorers book stamp set on most of the tags. |
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Post by marie on Feb 19, 2020 0:05:16 GMT
marie which book planner did you get? I got the Bookworm Life planner from Peanut Butter Taco's shop. I really like it. This is the one I have too! It's my first year using one and I really like it. I also bought some stickers for book club, audiobooks and e-reader. |
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Post by myboysnme on Feb 19, 2020 0:13:23 GMT
I love to read, especially just before I go to sleep. I read very fast. I just read 2 Nancy Drew mysteries I picked up from a church sale. Also read a book on making Clear Toy Candy and a book on the history of American Christmas ornaments. I have a bunch of kindle books on my list to download to my tablet when I get motivated. I am much more likely to pick up an actual book.
I probably won't document any of the books I read but who knows? Maybe this prompt will inspire me.
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Post by refugeepea on Feb 19, 2020 0:17:57 GMT
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. I read at night, in bed, prior to sleeping.
I've thought of making a mini album with a pocket to hold the tag and on the other side, and put favorite quotes, but I feel that is too ambitious for me. Most of them are not finished. I randomly pick what I feel like creating. I'll add photos later. I use the Every Day Explorers book stamp set on most of the tags.
