Years of Reading

Ten years ago I began keeping lists of titles and my responses to them. My system was poor; I had each year in a separate file. When I wondered if I'd read an author or title, I had to guess at the year I might have read it—either that or do a Windows "search" for the name.

Now I'm part of Goodreads, and I'm having a great time plugging in the information about books I've encountered during years of reading. I also get to read comments by other readers about the titles, and leave my own reviews. As I plow through my old lists, I'm finding authors I promised myself I'd read more of, but haven't. I've started a new list (arrgh) of authors to check out at my public library. A really fun way to while away snowy winter days.