Boxall's 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die discussion

How do you keep track of the Boxall books that you have read? Many members do this in multiple ways. Share your personal record keeping here.

I use two methods:

1) https://www.listchallenges.com/1001-b...

2) The excel list that Arukiyomi made

3) GR Bookshelf

I use three methods:

1) Goodreads bookshelf
2) A spreadsheet which I created myself
3) I own the book and highlight what I have read in the index and on the relevant page. I’m only reading from this edition.

1) GR bookshelf
2) Edited Spreadsheet
3) A hand-written list I copied from the 1001 copy my local library owns with additions of all the books added later copied from somewhere else. I know this is a little crazy. When I borrowed the book I had a lot of time and didn't realize how much time copying 1001 titles would actually take. And after copyping the first 100 books I didn't want to stop so I just kept going.

I still don't own a copy of the book, I probably should get one!

In the order of how I started keeping track:

1. Listchallenges - I'm on my 2nd Listchallenges list. I started before the 2018 edition. So I abandoned the first list I began and had to start over when the list was updated. I'll have to do that again in February.
2. A spreadsheet I made from the Listchallenges list (to do this, go to the print tab and copy the list. Paste into Excel).
3. Goodreads 1001 books listopia list - Had to abandon after reaching 100 books due to the 100 vote limit.
4. Goodreads Bookshelf

I use a GR bookshelf. I also had an excel spreadsheet on a thumb drive that I keep losing. I find it every so often, then lose it again.... So that one's not up to date. I'm not sure that my GR shelf is all that accurate, either, TBH. I own the first book and have thought about marking it up, but I'm weird about writing in books, feels sacrilegious.

I have the app on my phone and will never give up this phone now that the app is gone!
I also have a GR shelf
I need to back up the info at some point as I’m around 385 and don’t want to lose it - I own the book, so highlighting the index sounds like a great idea - thanks!

I purchased the spreadsheet of all books on the lists.

1) I have a GR shelf that I tag all the books in.
2) The spreadsheet that Arukiyomi made, with all books from all editions.
3) My own spreadsheet that has all the 1001 books plus others not on the list. This one is only a TBR list and I delete entries once I've read them.

1) GR shelves - I have one with all the 1001 books and another one titled "1001 Done" so I readily know my number completed
2) Arikiyomi's IPhone app (no longer available for purchase)
3) A document I created for myself with remaining 1001 books to read, formats, page numbers, where to find it, etc..
4) I also created a list under "personal lists". I bold the books I have completed.

I have the official spreadsheet, but I don't keep up with it.

1) I have physical copies of the 2006 and 2008 editions which are well thumbed and annotated.
2) I use Arukiyomi's original spreadsheets for each of these editions, which I have bastardised and sorted by author as well as publication date.
3) I have a master spreadsheet which combines both, as well as the later additions.
4) I have a further spreadsheet where I keep a copy of every review I write just in case Goodreads collapses.
5) I sometimes even find time to read.

A needlessly complicated system of GR shelves :-)

Andrea wrote: "I have the app on my phone and will never give up this phone now that the app is gone!
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Same here.

No physical copy (because I would honestly lose that faster than anything) but I do cross post my reviews to Dreamwidth.

I keep a diary and write notes on the book with plot details of the novel I have read and at the end of the diary I write all the books I read each month so that if in later years I want to recall the book I can firstly go to the list to find out which month in the particular year I read the book, then go to the diary entry.

I keep an excel spreadsheet with a column for which year I read the book. This helps me locate the diary entry. I have done this for over twenty years. I began doing this when I could not remember if I had read a particular book.

I have a ‘1001 books you must read..’ excel spreadsheet with all 1316 books that includes whether I have a copy of the book or whether there is a library copy. I also have a spreadsheet for all the books I have read, with author, title, year of publication, year read. Through sort function I can quickly find out the books I have read by particular authors.

It is amazing how much you can remember about a particular book by reading a diary entry.

I may have lost my spreadsheet since our computers at the office were hit with the latest computer virus. It all depends on where I saved it. We'll see. However, I think I can rebuild it.

My problem was the side lists I had: the monthly picks since 2017, my personal picks, a list of shorter books (to be read in between the epic or longer books). These lists I'll miss.

1. A Google list that has all the books from all the years. Someone came up with it. It has the year the book was added if not part of the first one, and if I was removed in subsequent years among other info.
2. The list that Arukyomi built.
3. GR bookshelf.

Zeejane wrote: "Alice wrote:

Zeejane, I did lose my list but managed to rebuild it. What amazed me is the books I have read that I had forgotten about.

I'll be saving my list in two different places from now on. I printed out the list (just titles and authors) and plan to leave it in my car for when I go book shopping.

Zeejane wrote: "So an update-I am putting together an offline system that's making my nerdy heart so happy hahaha :) I ended up buying a big binder and a bunch of sheet protectors. In the smaller 1001 group I'm wr..."

I really like this idea!

I’ve been keeping a reading journal on my computer, using Power point. One slide/page per book, and one Power point document per year. I think I’d prefer a physical journal, but haven’t yet taken the time to make something.
The good thing about having it on my computer is that I can easily
search for keywords, author’s names etc., and also it’s a bit more convenient when making yearly statistics.

Caroline wrote: "I’ve been keeping a reading journal on my computer, using Power point. One slide/page per book, and one Power point document per year. I think I’d prefer a physical journal, but haven’t yet taken the time to make something."

Wow, I really love your Powerpoint idea, Caroline. That's really nifty.