Oh how I wish I had kept a list of all the books I have read!
Oh how I wish I had kept a list of all the books I have read!
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Oh how I wish I had kept a list of all the books I have read!
I keep track of mine on http://www.goodreads.com/
Perfect suggestion. Each time you remember a book you can add it. Plus you can keep a (ever-growing) list of books you want to read. Now that’s been helpful for me!
Me too. I started on Good reads but that is just a couple years back.
You can still add books – just guess at the dates.
I dont even think dates are required
I add books on Goodreads as I remember them. And you don’t have to add dates. I only date the ones I am reading now.
I don’t remember all them. I did add the ones I remembered though
Goodreads!
Me too. I’ve started Goodreads. But I would like to have tracked the ones before.
I started on Goodreads the year I turned 30
I have Goodreads as well that I started a couple years ago, but I wish I had it for the many years that I have been reading I can’t remember all the books I have read.
I have a stack of notebooks dating back to 1983 when I graduated from college. Treasures.
Goodreads.
Goodreads!!!
Never too late!
Start now. Try to use good reads for all those you know that you have read
I started using goodreads this year. If you look through some of the lists, you’ll probably find a good deal of the books you’ve read to add to your shelves.
Start now and add books when you remember you’ve read them.
Goodreads
Tania Gorham, is that a site to help jog my memory?
Somewhat. You might not recall all the books you read your whole life, but you can list the ones you remember and keep track of the ones you read since.
Yes, Goodreads is a site where you can keep track of all your books (read and TBR). I’ve started using GR about 6 years ago and I’m slowly building my life’s list of books read ?
It’s a website but it’s also an app.
It’s never too late! I started a list 10 years ago. It helps me keep track of authors I like. I put the title, the year it was published, and the month & year I read it. I just passed the 3,000 mark! ?
When I joined Goodreads I started compiling my “Read” list. I input many at first, then as I came across more titles I added them. It’s rare now that come across a “new” one now.
My book journal dates back to 1980. I reference it frequently. It’s never too late to start!
I started ten years ago. Go for it!
Me too. I’ve started one & every time I remember a book I’ve read I add it & sometimes add it back to my TBRr list.
Have kept a record since 1983. Helps me when I’m reading something that seems really familiar- yup, looked back and had read it. ??
Use Goodreads. You can add books to your personal list as you remember them.
I do Goodreads, but I also keep a paper list in my journal. I keep track of books I’ve read, books I abandoned, books I want to read. Recently I downloaded the My library app to keep track of books I own. (A few too many double purchases).
I’ve tried to recreate it in Goodreads (and have only managed about 15% of past reads, I think), and I’ve been keeping a full list for about a year. It’s never too late to start!
Also, I must have read about a 800 (and I don’t think I am exaggerating) romance novels between 1996-2003. There is no way I am going to be able to remember those….lost in time!
I started in 1983 ??. It’s not as many as it sounds. Had some lean years when I was raising kids. Should have counted all those children’s books…
I’ve been keeping a list since August 19, 2003.
I lost my journal with books that I read in the 80’s, 90’s and 2000’s in a move. I kept a list of books, comments and reviews and quotes that I liked! I never stop looking for it. Now I use Goodreads and my Kindle so I can T least remember the titles
Never too late to start!
I keep a book list. Lost the first on online.
Me too!
I have tried to remember the ones from high school, but I would have to distinguish between those assigned and those I actually read. That’s too much work. 🙂 Before that, I loved the choose-your-own-adventure books, with alternate paths and endings, but good luck finding or remembering those titles.
I started when I decided I liked reading, in 2013.
Goodreads!
When I signed up for goodreads I went back and added books I know I’ve read. There are likely many I’ve forgotten though.
I added all the books I can remember reading over the years. I keep my list on Goodreads.
I started last year. i know the feeling.
My New Year’s resolution was to start using Good Reads again after a 7 year break… I’ve missed a few but for the most part I’ve logged everything!
I take a picture on my phone every time of the book after I finish it. Then I upload the picture on TargetPhoto and print it out. I write on the back the day I finished it and then hole punch the picture and put it on a ring. I just started this year!
Great idea!
I have a list on Good reads a great app
I started logging what I read in 2002. When I joined GR I added all those titles and have been tracking there since. Wish I’d started tracking in childhood! Never thought of it.
I have two GR lists for people born in the 60s to add their childhood and teen books. I think we all jog each other’s memories. Have a look!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/86408.Born_in_the_1960s_What_We_Read_as_Children_
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/86240.Born_in_the_1960s_What_We_Read_as_Teens
Not to late to start. When I remember I consult it before doing a library order or buying a book. So often I start reading a book and after a few pages it all comes back to me–just the title isn’t enough.
@Susan , I’m with you here. This reason is a great one for having a list of books read.
I’m not that obsessed with remembering everything I read and to tell the truth, I’d like to forget some of what I’ve read. Red delicious apples are still my favorites.
Of course I gave a digital record now that is easy to trace. But the other 30 plus years of my reading life is what I would love to have a record of.
Also keep the books I read on Goodreads.
I’ve been keeping a list since 2000, but that hardly covers everything I’ve ever read.
I need to investigate Goodreads. I went there once and felt it wasn’t user friendly. Probably my fault
I like it because I like to keep the books I read and it gives you a spot to recap what the book was about.
@Bonnie TY for the input ?
Start now!
I just did today!
Good Reads will do it for you
Thx will check it out
Me too. I have been filling out the http://listchallenges.com/ challenges, and I have decided that I’m going to record the books my children read/I read to them.
I’m 32, 33 in 2 weeks, but I still wish I had a list, so my goodreads list could be as accurate as possible.
There are some books in the challenges that I THINK I’ve read, possibly in school, because I know what the book is about, but that could be just because they’re well known. EX Moby Dick, To Kill a Mockingbird, and/or The Great Gatsby (I remember watching parts of the older Great Gatsby in school.)
I remember NOT reading Moby dick. And I know enough about it to not want to read it still. I’m not interested in the details of the whaling industry.
@Thomg I remember the teacher giving us all a copy, from the ACTUAL COPIER of it, I MAY still have it…doesn’t mean I ACTUALLY read it, or wanted to, but if I did, cool! One more classic down. Which is why I wish I had a record.
@Emily , I am understand. As I mentioned earlier, I’m going to look into Goodreads ??
I started one a year ago. Helps to have a list.
Had one for a few years goes by month in a little notebook
That is perfect!
I started in 2004 and now have a data base of at least 3000, 300 a year or so.
I started about 6 years ago on Goodreads. I’ve only been truly active on it for the last 2 years or so, but it has quite a lot of the books I’ve read.
never too late to start…
I agree. A relative of mine has an extensive list. I can’t make any book suggestions anymore to him as his list is far to long and he wants to get through them all……. I put book suggestions in a FB collection…..for further reference.
i started 4 years ago on goodreads.i add books that i have read all the time.as they come to me. my TBR list is so long!
So start now! As a matter of fact, so will I!
Me too!
I’ve read only one book three times,, The Hunt for Red October. It’s been a while since I read it. I think I could eenjoy it a fourth time. ?
A list wouldn’t help me all that much
I just want to do it for the fun of it. ?
@Lorrie I understand and can see any number of reasons to do so ?