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ioplokon ([personal profile] ioplokon) wrote in [community profile] journalsandplanners 2025-03-30 02:28 pm (UTC)

I use one my dad got me as a gift because, hey - free journal, but I tho it's too small for your needs.

I track: title, author(s), publisher, publication year, date started/finished, subject, and then my general thoughts + a star rating.

One thing I have found frustrating about dedicated reading journals that have set questions/rubrics is that they don't tend to handle a diverse selection of genres (especially if you read both fiction & nonfiction). So may want to take that into account when you are deciding what to record.

Ultimately, I guess, think about what the purpose of the journal is. For me, there are 2. I want to keep track of what I read & have some quick notes to refer to later if I do a fuller review, and I want to use it to find more books I might like (especially branching out to smaller presses, which is why I track publisher). Your needs might be different (tracking frequency of reading, maybe?) & so the journal should be, too.

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