I've noticed a growing number of people making a push towards physical media and note taking over the past couple of years. With that, I've started to see an increase in journal keeping. Mostly commonplace books and crafting journals. I've also seen people who journal about the books that they've read; including some people on here. I'm curious about who here journals about their books and how they go about it.

Do you write out your detailed thoughts in your journal or do you mainly jot down interesting quotes and passages? If you use your journal for your thoughts do you prefer capturing quick thoughts as you go along, or doing long written analyses? Is your journal exclusively for one topic (books in this instance), or is it more of a commonplace book? What's the draw for you when it comes to physically journaling over using online note taking resources? How'd you get started doing it?

Thank you to anyone who answers any of these questions! I am quite curious!

Just saw the movie Harvey(1950)and I was thinking how intresting it would be to read a book similiar to that.The premise is:A man is deemed insane by his family when he has conversations with a six foot-tall rabbit. But this may not be a figment of his imagination after all. Not only the unraliable main character and if its real or not but also that Elwood(the man) is actually really liked and has very touching moments with the towns ppl even if they think hes "crazy"

are you a cat person, or a dog person?

quite a random question, but i'm curious, and i'm wondering if it impacts your book taste?

people like to say dog people are outgoing, extroverted, go getters— and cat people? more reserved, maybe witchy, more slow paced.

i'm both! i've grown up with cats, dogs, ferrets and many other small pets, but i'm still pretty introverted and keep a small circle. i like to go out sometimes, but i'm pretty laid back to be honest. i like creepier, weirder books, preferably fast paced though!

what about you guys? do you think it says anything about your personality?

Has your college major affected what you liked to read/how you read? If so how. My major is Politics and history, and even before going to college I loved to read history books, either fiction or nonfiction. And going to college reading more academic texts, using JSTOR my love for those types of books/themes and topics has just grown even more.

I find it very difficult to revisit books I’ve already read. Even if I thoroughly enjoyed a book, I’ll read some reviews, chat about it, maybe watch a video or two, but I’ll very rarely read it again. My fiancée asks me if I have an explanation for it, but really I’m not sure.

She rereads books all the time and she tells me it’s like chatting with an old friend again. She has her comfort books, and will often go back to them if she’s feeling a certain way or is finding herself in a reading slump. But I can’t relate to this at all. I’ve been trying to get back into reading, so if I go back and read something I’ve already read, maybe I feel like I’m missing out on something new? I only have so much free time in my schedule.

There are times when I’m reading a book and I’ll think “I bet if I went back and read this from the beginning I’ll notice so many hidden details” but then I never do. Maybe I should try picking up an old favorite again.

I’m sure I’ve got books listed in there from the few times I’ve tried but I’m a chronic mood reader and I just kind of let the vibes lead me to new places.

When people suggest I read things I’ll say, I’ll add it to the list! There is no list, I’m just hoping the internet brings it back into my space when I’ll be in the mood to read it 😅