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Post by Patter on Aug 10, 2015 10:24:53 GMT
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scrapaddie
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Post by scrapaddie on Aug 10, 2015 11:10:48 GMT
No, reading as recreation for me. Keeping a list turns it into work
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 11:15:35 GMT
I keep track on Goodreads and also set myself the yearly reading challenge on there. Of course there are some books I don't list, I wouldn't want people knowing everything I read
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Post by pjaye on Aug 10, 2015 11:28:27 GMT
I discovered Goodreads about 3 years ago and since then have recorded every book on there. I add every book when I start it, and log when I finish it and rate every book. I only write reviews about 10% of the time. I love looking at my list at the end of the year.
I also keep an extensive "to read" list on there...every time I hear about a book I think might be interesting it goes on the list that way I never forget about the good books I hear about from various places.
If Goodreads didn't exist, I'd probably create my own spread sheet.
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Post by smalltowngirlie on Aug 10, 2015 11:48:47 GMT
I use Goodreads also. My Paperwhite is linked to it so it will ask if I want to mark it as reading and then ask for a rating when I finish.
I mainly started using GR to have a list of books I want to read (Thank you weekly reading thread), but now I love how it tracks what I have read. I have only read one book twice. I read a lot of historical fiction from WWII, and many can sound the same, so I do get confused if I read it or not. It is ok, I will donate the book to my local library.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2015 11:52:30 GMT
After MANY failed attempts to keep a list over the years, I signed up for Goodreads January 1, 2014 and I love it. It's really effortless, and I am so sorry I didn't do it sooner. I almost feel like I get more value from reading, because whenever I look over the list I remember books that I'm sure I would have completely forgotten about, LOL. I add books to my "want to read" list as I hear about them; I have separate bookshelves for keeping track of my bookclub books, which ones I listened to as audio books, etc. I love the report at the end of the year that shows all the books I've read and how I rated them. It's just a great site.
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Post by Patter on Aug 10, 2015 12:17:06 GMT
I tried Goodreads and just did not like it. I am a paper and pen girl.
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Post by pjaye on Aug 10, 2015 12:23:00 GMT
I tried Goodreads and just did not like it. I am a paper and pen girl. Is that blog you linked above written with pen and paper then?
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Aug 10, 2015 12:30:13 GMT
Nope- It's one of those things I intend to do but never actually bother with.
Last month I started reading A Complicated Kindness and it took me 140 pages to realize I had read it before.
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purplebee
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Post by purplebee on Aug 10, 2015 12:32:18 GMT
I keep track in my planner. I number each title and author, rate it 1-5 and occasionally make a brief note.
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hannahruth
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Post by hannahruth on Aug 10, 2015 12:38:20 GMT
I keep an alphabetical hand written book that I enter all the books I have read for the last few years. Nothing annoys me more that getting a book I have already read.
Old school but works for me.
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joelise
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Post by joelise on Aug 10, 2015 12:38:40 GMT
No, but I wish I had kept a record. I've moved so many times so I haven't kept any books that I've read.
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Post by Patter on Aug 10, 2015 12:53:07 GMT
I tried Goodreads and just did not like it. I am a paper and pen girl. Is that blog you linked above written with pen and paper then? LOL! No but I don't use my blog to record family events or things. I use it to teach God's word and teach organization/techniques. Anything else is written down in a journal. Just wish my darn carpal tunnel wouldn't get in the way sometimes. I would then write a LOT more.
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Post by kckckc on Aug 10, 2015 13:00:01 GMT
Yes - I have been keeping a record since 1993. I just checked and I have 2783 read books on my list. I used to keep a record just on paper, then I went to an excel spreadsheet and now I do Goodreads (although I also still keep a paper list).
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Post by tinydogmafia on Aug 10, 2015 13:02:35 GMT
I used to diligently keep a book journal where I logged the book, wrote a short blurb about the book and gave it stars. I have fallen away from this, but I need to get back to it.
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Post by circusjohnson on Aug 10, 2015 13:04:09 GMT
I use goodreads! Tina
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Post by utmr on Aug 10, 2015 13:19:45 GMT
I use Goodreads. I like to read series in order, and as others have mentioned, I hate getting partway through a book before I figure out that I've read it.
I have a word document of my wish list / to be read list. I highlight books on my shelf and mark them off as I read them. I take the list to the FOL and used books sales to avoid wasting my quarter on something I already have.
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Post by birukitty on Aug 10, 2015 15:57:05 GMT
I started using Goodreads last year after hearing about it here. Before that I never kept track and yes, many times I'd start reading a book, get 1/4 of the way through and then realize I'd read it before. I love Goodreads. I can log books I want to read (thanks to the weekly reading thread here), books I've read when I finish it and rate each one. I don't bother with reviews-that would take too much time.
Debbie in MD.
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GiantsFan
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Post by GiantsFan on Aug 10, 2015 16:02:02 GMT
I have an Excel workbook with author, book name, completed date and if it was on Kindle, Library or Audio. I've only kept track since 2012. I have my reading group book list on Excel going back to 2005.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Aug 10, 2015 16:04:35 GMT
I read too much...too much time keeping track 30 seconds is too much time?
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Post by anonrefugee on Aug 10, 2015 16:04:30 GMT
I have an Excel spreadsheet for both DH and me. Occasionally I will forget to log a book and I'll check it out of the library ~ after a few chapters whichever of us is reading will comment that it sounds familiar. Also if one of us reads a book and feels the other won't enjoy it, I make a notation on the list. Impressive! I can't get my husband to help with a light bulb spread sheet. I can't imagine this level of organization. ETA I keep loose lists of some series in my Momento app so I don't purchase books I already own.
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linda~lou
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Post by linda~lou on Aug 10, 2015 16:05:26 GMT
I love Goodreads as well. I have a Kindle so it's easy to keep track, but with Goodreads, you have a list, can see reviews and get ideas for books that others recommend. I went back through my list of over 200 books I've read and can't remember some of them! I'll have to go back and re-read some!!!
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Post by taylortroop on Aug 10, 2015 16:24:54 GMT
I don't keep a list of books that I've read, but I do keep a list of books that I want to read on my phone.
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Post by mandolyn9909 on Aug 10, 2015 16:26:20 GMT
I am another big fan of goodreads. Love that site!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Aug 10, 2015 16:57:00 GMT
I have an Excel spreadsheet for both DH and me. Occasionally I will forget to log a book and I'll check it out of the library ~ after a few chapters whichever of us is reading will comment that it sounds familiar. Also if one of us reads a book and feels the other won't enjoy it, I make a notation on the list. Impressive! I can't get my husband to help with a light bulb spread sheet. I can't imagine this level of organization. ETA I keep loose lists of some series in my Momento app so I don't purchase books I already own. His only help is reading the books, I keep the sheet for both of us.
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Post by fiddlesticks on Aug 10, 2015 17:08:25 GMT
Another Goodreads user here. I do like how it recommends books based on others you have read and rated. I have read some good books that way.
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tanya2
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Post by tanya2 on Aug 10, 2015 17:48:18 GMT
I use goodreads too, and have a separate list for each year. I participate in the annual reading challenge each year too - and this will be the first year I actually achieve my goal of a book a week LOL. Usually I'm about 10 books short
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Post by GamGam on Aug 10, 2015 17:57:04 GMT
Not only do I keep a yearly list of books read on my computer MSWorks program, I also keep a list of Books Started and Not Read. Guess which list is longer!! I keep a list on my library's web site of books I want to read.
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Rhondito
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Post by Rhondito on Aug 10, 2015 18:01:40 GMT
I started keeping a list of the books I read each year about 3 or 4 years ago in a Moleskine journal. Now I've misplaced the journal and haven't been able to find it for about 5 months. It's driving me insane!
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NoWomanNoCry
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Aug 10, 2015 18:08:24 GMT
I keep track on Goodreads of what I have read. I just recently downloaded a App that I can scan my physical books into so I know not to repurchase the same book twice.
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