Taking Notes On Pleasure Reading

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I don't, although I wonder if I should. I guess my theory is that if I don't have it in my memory it isn't much good having it written down somewhere.

[Strike For The South]

I don't, although I wonder if I should. I guess my theory is that if I don't have it in my memory it isn't much good having it written down somewhere.

I find it helps me remember the book better and if I can't quite recall something its just a page flip away.

You read allot of books. Do you remember the majority of what you read?

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I find it helps me remember the book better and if I can't quite recall something its just a page flip away.

You read allot of books. Do you remember the majority of what you read?

I remember the stuff that seems important enough and interesting enough as I read it, the kind of stuff that you put down the book and think about. And a random smattering of the other stuff, and a good sense of the overall picture. I copy down quotes sometimes where I want to preserve the exact wording, usually when it's an aphorism (so mostly hoffer and nietzsche).

Basically though I remember reading books a few years back that I thought were super interesting, that I now see were pretty narrow or silly. So I'm not necessarily worried about preserving the book in my memory. For all I know in a few years I'll think that the book wasn't that good.

On the whole I figure if I get why it's important to remember something while reading the book I'll remember it, and if I don't get why it's important then I don't know what to copy down.

[Strike For The South]

That's fair

For me it's just an excersise. Helps me remember and understand

[a completely inoffensive name]

I recently started reading on a kindle, and I found out that ebooks will already have sections highlighted for you if a sufficient number of other users have highlighted the same section. It's very odd having the thesis of every introduction pointed at with a big obvious arrow saying "1,200 people noted this."

[Strike For The South]

I recently started reading on a kindle, and I found out that ebooks will already have sections highlighted for you if a sufficient number of other users have highlighted the same section. It's very odd having the thesis of every introduction pointed at with a big obvious arrow saying "1,200 people noted this."

An ereader? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT RUNING THE WRITTEN WORD? OUT, GET OUT

[a completely inoffensive name]

An ereader? HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT RUNING THE WRITTEN WORD? OUT, GET OUT

-cries- I still have 25 paper books I am reading. Why...why do you have beeeee so meaaaaaaaaaaan.