Reading a really interesting article by #mortimerjadler about marking books.
He makes compelling arguments for marking books in creating true 'ownership' and ensuring an 'active' reading experience. He argues the soul of book is more then just the pages and binding, and can only be found when one explores their veiw, opinions agreements and discrepancies!
What are you views on #bookmarking #annotations #marginalia #essays #howtomarkabook #note
LibrarianRyan For everyday books I'm not a book marker. Usually. For books I teach with kids they are written all over. I use various colors for vocabulary words, characters, and other. I started with pencil but it fades after about a year so now I use pen. And real honest, currently I prefer ebooks for books I have to mark up. No need to have all my notes retyped. 7y
dariazeoli I haven't marked my books since college. But perhaps I should for better retention! 7y
litmuggle I dont wright in everyday books either but I do mark in my Christian books. 7y
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Bostonmomx2 I don't generally mark up novels (although will use the highlight feature in my Kindle) but will always and often use my highlighter when reading nutrition/health books. 7y
LauraJ I write in my nonfiction books frequently, but rarely in fiction. 7y
CouronneDhiver I don't mark anything down into my books, but I have nothing against making notes in a journal. 7y
CindyMyLifeIsLit I'm an English teacher, so annotating novels is like second nature to me. I don't do it in light reads, only in classics and those that require some depth in thought. 7y
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