I admire people who are that organized with their writing, but for me, I like to have a pen and a highlighter.If I have sticky notes on hand and I have a lot to say and not a lot of space to write it, I will write it on a sticky note. I don’t have a different highlighter for different reasons (pink for funny quotes, blue for character development, orange for plot). It’s like a little time capsule of who I am as a reader. It helps me convey just how important a book was to me at a particular time in my life. Taking notes in my books helps me organize my thoughts for book clubs or podcast author interviews. When you’re reading 4+ books a month, it’s easy to forget why you loved the books you loved. because of Brit Bennett’s notes inside.īut annotating books isn’t just about leaving a legacy of your reading experience on the page for other readers it’s about preserving that feeling you had for yourself when you finally read that crazy plot twist, or remembering which parts of the story stuck out to you and why. My reading experience of The Mothers was enriched. ![]() Any time I stumble upon a used book with notes in it or a letter in the opening pages, I feel as though I’ve tapped into someone’s intimate thoughts or secret letters. When I started buying more new releases (largely thanks to the BookTube community), the books were so pretty that I felt badly about “harming” them in their pristine condition.īut I just couldn’t shake the desire to write in books. Why I AnnotateĪs a child, teenager, and young adult, my reading life has largely consisted of writing in my books, taking notes, dog-earing pages, et cetera. I’ll admit, I used to be one of those people who would practically hyperventilate when even thinking about writing in books, but that “stage” of my reading life only lasted about two years. I’ve been full-on annotating books for about two or three months now, and I can’t imagine doing it any other way. I am finally sharing why and how I annotate my books, and you guys, it has enriched my reading so much. If you want to read my annotations, I highly suggest just reading my notes and not the actual pages of the book! Proceed with caution, readers!** ** ATTN: Some of the pictures I included could contain pages with spoilers.
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