Welcome to Booking Through Thursday, a weekly bookish meme about books and reading for everyone who loves both. Booking Through Thursday was first hosted by Deb. With permission, I’ve restarted it in 2026.
This week’s prompt:
How do you keep track of the books you’ve read?
Or, do you keep track of them at all? Do you use something like Goodreads or LibraryThing to record the books you’ve read? A physical journal? Or something else? Let us know!
How do you keep track of the books you’ve read?
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I use LibraryThing (https://www.librarything.com/). I add tags for the year read and a few others. I don’t get too granular, and most books I only tag with the year read (or re-read).
I read enough that sometimes I’ll actually forget that I’ve read something. I’d say that this might be age related, except I’ve done this ever since I was a child. Having a place to double check comes in handy.
I’m always impressed by people’s lists of books they’ve read, and I’ve tried to do the same but eventually my interest in the task inevitably fails. Library Thing looks interesting, though.
I like LibraryThing, although I really don’t use it beyond tracking my books. I do like doing that and watching my virtual stack of books grow throughout the year.
I don’t. I hope to remember whether I read them or not. It doesn’t always work.
Also I re-read a lot.
You know, even though I do keep track, it doesn’t always work either. I also end up re-reading. Thanks for visiting!