Do you keep a record of books you have read?

[posey]

I have been doing this for approx 20 years.
Anyway I was having a good look through it earlier on and found it quite fascinating how my reading tastes have changed, how I had prolific years (when dd was born I had to stop work for 10 weeks before she was born, then read while feeding her which was approx 23 hours per day, so read loads that year.) and years where I read very little ( when dh was very ill and I couldn't concentrate on much)
I had a Ruth Rendall/ Barbara Vine year, a couple of chick lit years...
Nowadays I seem to read fewer books but they are a bit more challenging.
So who else does this? Oh and what it is written in? I have a very nice notebook, bought in a craft Market!

[Bonsoir]

Gosh no and I don't keep a lot of the books I buy/read either - I give loads away or sell them. I don't feel like spending a lot of money accommodating books!

[scottishmummy]

once read,i give books away
i only keep work related reference and specialist books

[scottishmummy]

keep same faves,like maggie o'farrell
but give most away.otherwise id have too many
and i love pleasure of giving a good book,hoping recipient likes it

[basingstoke]

No I don't. But I keep most of them I like the comfort of a well known book sometimes, and when I do, I don't know which I will want...

DH is much more ruthless than I.

[KurriKurri]

I keep a few favourites, the rest I give away. Most of my books are borrowed from the library, or I buy from charity shops.I rarely buy new books except as gifts.

[KurriKurri]

I do record places I've visited in the form of photos - I like looking back and remembering something I've enjoyed - I guess the book thing is the same principle.

[bibbitybobbityhat]

Kurri or SM: can you recommend me a really thumping good possibly thrilling novel? I hardly read fiction these days - would like to get back into it.

[scottishmummy]

into the darkest corner elizabeth haynes.
gripping,couldnt put down

[KurriKurri]

Pillars of The Earth by Ken Follett is a big fat read and has a mystery element (it's historical - don't know if that's your thing)

Again historical setting (tudor) are the Matthew Shardlake novels by C J Sansom - they are really good detective stories IMO

I quite like Jo Nesbo's thrillers - e.g.The Snowman

have you read any Stephen King? - I hadn't before, but have just finished The Green Mile and really liked it, (not sure how gruesome or scary the others are though)

I've heard a lot of people on here recommend The Passage by Justin Cronin - people say its unputdownable, its on my 'to read' list (yes, I know ).

What type of thing have you enjoyed before?

[scottishmummy]

passage thats got the sepia picture and red graphics see folk reading it

[KurriKurri]

Oh yes - the one Scottishmummy mentioned and Cuckoo by Julia Crouch - I've heard good things about both of those.

[scottishmummy]

i dont like the vampire books apart from anne rice

[KurriKurri]

That's the one SM.

[scottishmummy]

seen loads readin passage,wondered but the vampire thing is deterrent
never read that twilight mush

[KurriKurri]

The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is the only Vampire book I've read and it's really good. I didn't think much of her follow up book though.(Swan Thieves)

[ColonelBrandonsBiggestGroupie]

I don't and I keep meaning to. I started a new library book today and then realised I've already flipping read it: this is not the first time I have done this.

[ColonelBrandonsBiggestGroupie]

Whomping good thriller type books:

Stephen King esp The Stand
The Passage is v good
The Historian is excellent
yes to Sansom
Let The Right One In (Swedish vampires) is not bad - deffo the best of the Scandi ones I've read
The Death Instinct - forget who by
Alone In Berlin is okay

[MarkMarkMarkMark]

goodreads and librarything are handy for keeping records of what you've read & also what you and others thought of those books.

[scottishmummy]

i dont hold any validity what others rate
just dont
been there done that too often
time travellers wife everyone raved, turgid rubbish, same as lovely bones, and too may other to mention

[CelebratedMonkey]

I like reading reviews after I've finished a book and seeing how wide opinion varies etc. But then maybe I'm just odd :)

[scottishmummy]

reviews are useful but just sometimes i think what?
have we read same book.......

[CelebratedMonkey]

Oh yeah, definitely. Even with friends who apparently have similar tastes. Sometimes I think if you read too many reviews before reading a book it can affect your opinion - afterwards, I just like reading all the varied opinions.

[Wheelybug]

I keep a list - started in 2008 after a thread about how many books we read in a year. I find it interesting to look back. Challenged myselfthis year to read 50 books - usually do 40 something.

[OyOfMidWorld]

I've just started to use Good Reads to record what I read. This is mainly because I'm now using my Kindle for the majority of my reading and don't have the 'books on a shelf' to look at in the same way as previously. It is an excellent site and I think I will continue to record what I read on there.