Stephanie wrote:I agree with Wrighty (Hi Deb) -any way you want to read the book is fine- all at once, a bit at a time as we discuss, or even do what I do, read the whole book through and then go back and read it again as the discussion progresses. I often find that I missed a few things on the first go-round, so rereading gives me more than a few "aha" moments.
Hi Stephanie and thanks for being here with us. Another trick that works for me is taking notes in my notebook to keep track of characters or important points, pages, etc and I use Post It notes to mark pages I may need again. It saves me from having to shuffle through the book looking for something I need and never seem to be able to find again. 
Des222 wrote:
Hi everyone! I'm Jean, and this is my second First Look opportunity. I'm very excited, as I am familiar with Amy via her column in the Chicago Trib. I have two boys and work from home part time, so a break-time for reading is a welcome time for relaxation. Also, I learned so much from the last B&N book club; I'm looking forward to more "a-ha's" and "Oh! I never thought of it that way" moments from our discussions.
Wrighty wrote:Hi Stephanie and thanks for being here with us. Another trick that works for me is taking notes in my notebook to keep track of characters or important points, pages, etc and I use Post It notes to mark pages I may need again. It saves me from having to shuffle through the book looking for something I need and never seem to be able to find again.
Are you sure we're not related? LOL - I do the same thing with my post-it notes, and write my notes right on them. If my husband wants to read the book, I pull them out, stick them together and make a little book out of them. (I put page #s on them as I go.)
Thanks. I came across the quote on an ornament of some kind in a catalogue that sells gifts for people who love books. I didn't like the ornament, but I loved the quote. It describes me perfectly.
Krisha wrote:
I love your quote. My boyfriend tells me all the time, I can keep up with my books better than anything.
Fond_of_Books wrote:I'm excited that I get to be part of this book discussion. I love to read, and I just started a book club with some of my co-workers. I hope it holds up. It's awesome that BN has so many online discussions. I just read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow for the October Classics discussion. I'm looking forward to reading something different than my usual book picks and hearing what everyone else has to say. I'll be checking the mail anxiously until my book arrives.
She is too fond of books, and it has addled her brain. - Louisa May Alcott
Stephanie wrote:
Are you sure we're not related? LOL - I do the same thing with my post-it notes, and write my notes right on them. If my husband wants to read the book, I pull them out, stick them together and make a little book out of them. (I put page #s on them as I go.)
Aren't they fun? I was tearing my post its into thin strips and had 42 of them in a recent club choice so a friend sent me a small packet with the skinny little colorful bookmark post its and also the regular sized ones. How awesome! And what a nerd I am to get so excited about sticky paper but I'm all for anything that makes reading even more fun. 
