I keep them in a spreadsheet by year.

Now that would be a good idea. It would prevent me from bringing home what sounds like a really good book from the library, making a cup of coffee, snuggling into my chair and then discovering I've already read it.

I keep a list on my account at the library. There is an option to "Save to list" and you can have more than one list. So I search the library website for any book I've read and add it to my "Read" list. Then I keep a list of "To Read" when I hear of one I want to read. Of course, to do this, the books have to be available at your library so they show up on the search. I also "hold" popular books when I hear of them, even if I'm #200 on the list. If I notice I'm getting to the front of the wait list line, I can suspend the hold for a while, if I'm not ready to read the book. When I am ready, I delete the "suspend" and I move to the front of the line for the book. I love the library.

This made me laugh. I'm at a place where I can read a book today and next week couldn't tell you what it was about! There are many books I have read many times. I have all of John Clavells books...have read them many times..have just started reading Shogun again.

AAA......I am like you, I can tell you I loved a book but unless it's To Kill A Mockingbird, I might not be able to tell you what it is about.

I use Goodreads, and I really like it. Before that I was using a preadsheet. I just have Title, author, and a very brief plot description. I started it because I would think of a book I had read, but couldn't think of the title or author.

My spreadsheet had something like 160 book on it before my computer crashed and I lost it *sob*.

I use goodreads and like it. It lets me keep track of books I've read, books I want to read, it allows me to rate books, and I can read book reviews and see what the average rating is as well as how many have reviewed it. Moreover, I can share my "bookshelf" with friends so I can see what they've read and liked and they can see mine. Great way to get ideas.

I'm almost done with the reading challenge and it helped me find books to fill various categories...like "read a book with a bad review" or "read a book that was banned".

AAA you tickle me. Surely each of us has settled in for a good book and right away realized it was familiar and had been read. If I can't recall the ending, I will reread and enjoy again. I tried to read your favorite John Clavell's books but was unable to get past the initial beheading and body chopping. Aren't we all lucky there's such a variety out there!

I started keeping a book journal about 15 years ago after my sister-in-law told me she had done it for decades. Sometimes I write a bit about the book, and other times, I just say I did not like it, or stopped reading it, so I can keep track of those authors/books as well! My original journal is almost full (I have written fewer synopses over the years as life has gotten busier), and look forward to starting a new one! Happy Reading!

I write them in a spreadsheet but also on Goodreads. What I like about Goodreads is I can also keep a list of books I want to read.

At the front of most paperbacks of the authors that I repeatedly read, there's a printed list of all the books the author has written. Long ago I decided this was an excellent way to keep track of what I've read of that author. So....I tear the page out. Check off the books that I've read. And...along with all the other author list pages...I fold it up and carry them with me in my wallet for future reference. This method has saved me more times than I care to admit. LOL I've had a talent for remembering one or the other...author or title...all of my reading life. Until I devised this system...on a few occasions...I, too, brought home a book I'd previously read. I've just finished reading the last of Baldacci's 33 books...with only one repeat. I'm so proud of myself. LOL

I started using Goodreads but haven't really gone back and logged all the books I've ever read; it's a daunting task! When I was a kid, I read anything and everything I could get my hands on. I remember reading Atlas Shrugged in 3rd or 4th grade.

At home, we use BookCollector to track our inventory (close to 3,000 hardbacks) since we collect. We only buy hardbacks and they don't leave the house. If the book's in the house, chances are I've read it but there are some authors we collect that I don't read. I am behind on my reading though....

Oh good grief! At my age...LOL...I think it would be virtually impossible to create a list of every book I've ever read. Actually...it would take up too much of my reading time to even contemplate such a task. I feel fortunate that I've managed to create a reminder system for just the last few years.

Like you, dees...I began reading at a very early age thanks to a home library and dedicated "literary types" in house. I, too, started with some of the more challenging tomes. If I remember correctly...Anna Karinina was one of my firsts. My jouth was a challenging world. It would have been impossible without books.

Today...there's not a room in my home...including the bathrooms...without books. I can't even guess at the total number...but I have to weed through them and gift them to the local library every once in a while or I'd never have shelf space for newer editions. It's a daunting task as it's too much like parting with old friends. But...alas...a necessity.

My home today is a town house. When the floors creak...I get pangs of guilt. Then I start packing up the next collection for the library. LOL