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bibliophile222 t1_ja342yd wrote

I've been keeping track since October 2003! I do it old school and use the same Moleskine notebook I've had since 2005. I first got the idea from a family friend when I was a kid. She told me she'd been keeping track since she was a little girl, and I just thought it was so cool to have a record like that. Every time I finish a book, I look back through my notebook and see what I was reading on the same day in previous years. It also helps me read more because I get that extra satisfaction of making a new record.

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schnucken t1_ja4ozm3 wrote

My Mom did this. When she passed away, I grabbed those notebooks and they're the best connection to her I can imagine. I've just started reading again myself after a long hiatus and am starting my own notebook.

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WheresTheMoozadell t1_ja7loj4 wrote

That’s incredible and I’m so happy you have that connection with your Mom. It’d be so touching to look through their list and read some of what your Mom read, to try and feel the emotions she felt when reading a story.

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YogiBarbie t1_ja3b461 wrote

My approach is similar. Every year I get a moleskine planner. In the blank notes pages I write book and author. I’ve been doing it since 2012. And of course save all my planners.

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Illustrious_Drop_605 OP t1_ja37nk1 wrote

Wow, 20 years! That's a pretty nice gift from your family friend.

I guess by now you've used multiple notebooks? Or do you just use a line or so per entry?

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bibliophile222 t1_ja3iw6d wrote

Nope, just one line per entry. It's pretty minimal, just date finished, title, author, and genre.

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Jamesaki t1_ja49u2s wrote

How do you format it? Like a page per year or what? I like your idea.

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bibliophile222 t1_ja4gzfq wrote

Each book I finish is one line (or two if there's a really long title), so I usually go through a page to a page and a half a year.

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