a realistic guide to book annotation | 10 ways to annotate your books

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Hi! My name is Li. Welcome to my channel dedicated to all things books and reading! Today I'm giving an overview of how I annotate. I emphasize the importance of individualizing annotations to you and your books rather than making it look perfect. Subscribe for more bookish content!
how i expand my vocabulary: • How to Expand Your Voc...
in-depth annotation (method 8): • annotate without writi...
more detailed annotations (method 10): • How to Annotate Books ...
tell me your favorite book here: forms.gle/2bKDyUbiVQyRetZ5A
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Timestamps:
0:00 - intro
0:56 - 1) don't annotate (People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry)
1:56 - 2) borrowed books (The Stranger/Outsider by Albert Camus)
3:42 - 3) subtle pencil (Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin)
5:16 - 4) tabs only method (The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller)
6:24 - 5) give up (The Giver Quartet by Lois Lowry)
7:37 - 6) pen in hand (Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro)
9:29 - 7) make it messy & re-read (One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez)
11:11 - 8) detailed annotations on beautiful books (The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov)
13:50 - 9) all about the ideas/non-fiction (Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke)
15:24 - 10) the full monty/destroy your book (Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë)
18:02 - summary/conclusion

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@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

how i expand my vocabulary: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrR_e8aEp9PIfYU.html in-depth annotation (method 8): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e5uAmahm1ZfSeok.html more detailed annotations (method 10): kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJ5-Z5dj2J6yhZ8.html tell me your favorite book here: forms.gle/2bKDyUbiVQyRetZ5A

@aretwothetoo7758 Жыл бұрын

Bro, that Quizlet advice was genius!!!

@benmartizz8238 2 жыл бұрын

This really was a realistic guide to annotation. It was concise easy to follow and offers new ways to look with annotations! Seriously an underrated video😭 also thank you! The videos was fun to watch!!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!! this means a lot :)

@noname-ps4jo 2 жыл бұрын

Every book needs and deserves a different annotating system! So far I'm loving your channel and I would love it if you make a video on expanding your vocabulary through reading, that's actually why I started reading about two years ago. English is not my first language so I wanted to get better at it, I think I've improved but still I would love to hear your way of doing it. ♥️

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for this comment! i'm already planning it! I'll keep english language learners in mind

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

here it is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mrR_e8aEp9PIfYU.html hope it helps!

@noname-ps4jo Жыл бұрын

@@lislibrary I am beyond happy that you remembered my comment and even happier that you made the video!!! Going to watch it right now

@zev_zevvy Жыл бұрын

@@noname-ps4jo literally that is so thoughtful of her

@nita0507 2 жыл бұрын

Any books (for me personally) that I feel the need to annotate, are books that I feel the *need* to read more than once. Thats the difference for me between reading to entertain and reading for expansion/knowledge/analysis etc. If I don’t feel the need to read it a second time, then I usually don’t feel nor see the need to annotate. Love this video and glad I found your channel!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

i feel the same way! i won’t see my annotations if i never reread it lol. but sometimes it’s hard to know which books are worth a reread before you’ve read it…

@nita0507 2 жыл бұрын

@@lislibrary oooo yess I get what you mean!

@imnoemit 10 ай бұрын

I like this! And feel resonance!

@eugeniaagnesrombelayuk1789 2 жыл бұрын

I've watched tons of annotations video but I'm not kidding when I say this is the *bestest* one!! you go into so many variations and ways to annotate because like you pointed out, each book is annotated differently or is not at all. I think the beauty of these different ways is that they give books some sort of personality!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

wow thank you so much Eugenia! i'm so glad this video was helpful. i was trying to present a new perspective on annotation and your comment makes me feel like i got my point across.

@eugeniaagnesrombelayuk1789 Жыл бұрын

@@B.x.t.t.e.r.f.l.y lmaoo I know 😭 stop being a grammar Nazi im not a dummy. I just meant to emphasize it. Yes please take it down.

@natp7311 2 жыл бұрын

The index cards for characters is a method I am implementing as quickly as possible. I am horrible with remembering characters especially with books that have so many and they are introduced so quickly. This was very helpful! Thank u!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i’m glad this helped!

@steffymuze 6 ай бұрын

And long series books, this will be so useful!

@whatsgiureading Жыл бұрын

This is the best annotating video I’ve seen here! I love how you admit that annotating is often messy and doesn’t have to be Instagram-perfect. I think many of us need to focus on why we love to read rather on what they’re going to look like in pictures. Everything you say is also very precise and your voice is very soothing haha. Thank you, and keep going!🫶🏻

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

@steffymuze 6 ай бұрын

You are so right

@shannatiffin3861 Жыл бұрын

The thought of writing in my books gave me anxiety but after watching this I decided to annotate in pencil with tabs and sticky notes and I love it! I can't wait to do more. This video was very helpful to me😊❤️

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

yay i'm so glad you found something that works for you!

@Jordan-db2og Жыл бұрын

You can get transparent sticky notes so you can see the text through it and annotate over it instead of on the paper

@shannatiffin3861 Жыл бұрын

@@Jordan-db2og I live in South Africa so unfortunately we don't have nice things like that🥲 I'd probably have to order it online. That's a really good idea tho, I'll check where I can find it😊❤️

@gigibarresi9024 Жыл бұрын

@@shannatiffin3861 OMG me too!!! I'm sure you can find somewhere!!! But if you really can't you can order online... But I'm glad to find another South African

@aretwothetoo7758 Жыл бұрын

@@shannatiffin3861 As a South African, we do have that, lol; you can find it at picknpay, pna, cna, Walton's, checkers etc.

@lilydelacour Жыл бұрын

LOVED this video. Thanks a lot. Most people show the way they highlight but it‘s not actually „useful“ for Uni reads, etc. And I really liked that you also mentioned a digital alternative for library books etc. :)

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Lily! I'm glad this helped. i tried to keep a variety of readers in mind and i think the more detailed systems will be good for uni :)

@angelygutierrez1033 Жыл бұрын

now this is annotating! i love your methods. ive done the first 4 and the last one. it doesnt have to be too serious but enjoyable. thats what i do. all depending on how i feel and the book.

@Baksvsf Жыл бұрын

I personally just use tabs and highlight/underline and sometimes write my thoughts . I’m not a big fan of writing on my books but I love underlining and highlighting:). I also usually read romance / ya / fantasy so like I have no reason to go into deep analysation and underlining my fav scenes and quotes and tabbing them is more than enough.

@eduardaaraujo9039 10 ай бұрын

omg this video is so good and detailed!! i annotate every single book i read because im dramatic like that and i love interacting with my books, even if with just a pencil or just tabs. it makes me feel more connected to it

@Isa-rp5bi Жыл бұрын

I’ve read many books in my time and I haven’t really thought about annotating, I truly want to because there are so many memories and events that happen in the books that I read it’s just I never really knew where to start.This really helps me thank you.🙏

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i'm so glad you found this helpful Isa! thanks for watching :)

@flowersandcds4864 Жыл бұрын

I watched this to revisit annotating as I'm preparing for this huge book report, and I LOVE that you loved One Hundred Years of Solitude!! It's genre doesn't get nearly as much recognition as it should. Magical Realism is such a fulfilling genre. I have a couple awesome recommendations in that same genre if anyone would like to know them!! One Hundred Years of Solitude was such a mind boggling read for me I redid the full family tree highlighting family lines and everything becuase there's just SO MUCH, but it's sooooo good

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i complete agree!! what are your other recommendations?

@olivcho 2 жыл бұрын

I am a big fan of sticky notes/book tags + a notebook method. I used to be a big “write all over my books, create dog ears etc” type of person but I realised that once I’m ready to: I like to pass my books on to the next person. It will often be strangers from fb groups for giving away books and I’d like that person who will get my preloved book to get a clean copy both because it extends the life of it (more people like clean books = less wastage) but also… sometimes annotations etc. are very personal and I’d rather not have people look at mine 😂.

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

you make a good point! some of my books i could never loan out or give away because the annotations are so personal! i try to guess whether i'm reading a book i want to keep in my collection before i annotate it. so that romance novel might get donated at some point and it still looks new :) thanks for watching!!

@judycarrasco74 9 ай бұрын

This is the best annotating video Ive seen. I want to annotate more but would feel overwhelmed. So this is helpful! I appreciate you focus on function rather than aesthetics!

@lena_pkc1710 2 жыл бұрын

i've watched a lot of videos on annotation for fun, and this was by far one of the best guides! really enjoyed watching this :)

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

that means a lot, thank you

@jilll3490 2 жыл бұрын

This is by far the best annotating system, you pretty much covered it all. Thank you for getting straight to the point. Great job! 謝謝你

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Jill! I tried to pack in as much info as possible :)

@mulalula6803 2 жыл бұрын

this was a lovely video!! i've been looking for annotation guides, and this is by far the easiest to understand. i can see myself actually doing these different methods on different books! thank you !!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much Lula!! i hope you enjoy your annotating journey

@rebekkatschurtschenthaler Жыл бұрын

this video is great! it has so many useful tips for annotating and i definitely will use some in the future! i only started annotating like a month ago because earlier i thought it would ruin my books… for me personally putting in tabs is not a way to go, i just don’t like it how it looks - but obviously it is very valid too - i just underline my fav quotes, expressions and thoughts in the book and write my thoughts on the pages 😊

@jessiedial5895 11 ай бұрын

I just picked up 100 years of solitude and now you have me so excited to read it! Thank you for your excellent breakdown of different types of annotation and ways of doing it.

@lislibrary 10 ай бұрын

You're going to have such a wonderful time! So glad this helped!!

@florencesmith5237 Жыл бұрын

the amount of times I have watched this video is mad,love your annotation guides more than myself( I listen to them in the background when I read because ihave to have someone talking because I get lonely and yours are the best for that ) ily

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i’m so glad you’ve found my video helpful

@MarianaYiEn 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video! I’ve been looking for a good annotation guide video and this helped, I realized that I don’t need a beautiful letter, an aesthetic organization, messy writing looks amazing, more real and even more personal, this makes me want to just start annotating now, cause I feared writing with pen and messing up and all of that.

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

i’m so so glad to hear this Mariana! have a great time annotating :)

@nicollezm Жыл бұрын

Love this! So glad I found your channel I’ve been looking for people’s different ways of annotating and your video is so thorough 🥰 thank you :)

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i'm so glad! thank you for watching

@carbonc6065 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for uploading a TRUE annotating video ... Also: Love your reading selections!

@LoreReads7 Жыл бұрын

this is the best annotation video I’ve seen and your style is so similar to what I do as well, but you gave me so many new ideas/methods!!! thank you!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

thank you Lore that means so much!

@mohsa8484 2 жыл бұрын

This was super helpful! Please make a video about expanding vocabulary through reading, you explain things very well

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you enjoyed! I'm going to make that video :)

@muddog3983 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Very informative. I also agree that instagram does make annotating daunting for some, but I liked how you explained all your ways with examples. I also like how you put in that one way to annotate is to give up annotating mid way through. If it’s not fun or interesting to do then why do it? One can lose the love for reading because you “have to do it”. “ have to finish it” or have to make it pretty”. Thank you for the recap of the ways at the end too. Keep up the good work with the videos 🙌🏼

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!! i'm glad my message got through :)

@rainamanatkhan8196 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful! It's also so much fun seeing you showing it all with so much joy. Thankyou for the video!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Sayantika_Sarkar 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq recommended this video on my feed and I clicked on it instantly ! You have a really soothing voice 😍 I really enjoyed this video ! You earned a new subscriber 💞

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Alyssa! i'm so glad you like the video

@MyrnzZzZ Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video I'm excited to try annotating!

@chapterswithchrissy Жыл бұрын

This is legit exactly what I needed and was looking for! You rock.

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

so glad this was helpful to you!! thanks for watching

@beanjelly1210 2 жыл бұрын

i loved this video! you have a really calming voice :) i look forward to seeing more of your videos

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! glad to have you here

@marinamcgovern6497 Жыл бұрын

This is great: a really useful range of ideas to suit every book and situation. I'm going to recommend it to my students! Thank you for your clear explanation.

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad to hear that!! It warms my heart to know an English teacher is watching 🥰

@alinesantana7925 11 ай бұрын

that's a very mindful way to approach annotating. I agree with what you said, it has to make sense and motivate you to read, not the opposite

@steffymuze 6 ай бұрын

"Make it Messy" Now that's one I can definitely do 😄 These are all great, TYSM

@NickJonespastor Жыл бұрын

Helpful and gave me some new ideas. Thanks for making a thorough and concise video!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@wilmaharrysson8445 2 жыл бұрын

This was sooo good!! Happy to have found your channel 🧁

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Wilma!!

@limeparticle Жыл бұрын

So happy yt recommended this video to me! You’re inspiring me to go do things to my books and really engage with them. (I used to not be able to even break the spine on mine. Slowly getting over it.)

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

There’s a time and place for all of it! It’s liberating to “destroy” a book, and I personally don’t feel bad doing it to a book that I got for $2 at a thrift shop :) my hardcovers however… Glad you’re here!

@juanis8219 Жыл бұрын

girl u have no idea how helpful this was thank you 💕

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad Juanis!

@moonchild3916 2 жыл бұрын

Your channel is beautiful! Thank u for the video I’ve been meaning to read many of these books but never got to it, I can’t wait to read them !!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! i'm glad my channel is inspiring you

@DadaIVYyou 2 жыл бұрын

One hundred years of solitude is my favorite book of all time and I’m going to reread it 3th times which is the reason why I studied how others annotated their books (also saw one hundred years of solitude on your thumbnail so I click your vid immediately🤣)

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

its my favorite book too! next time i read it i will annotate it even more

@MamaTrader Жыл бұрын

This is one of the most helpful annotation videos I have watched!!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

@eloiseklassen8681 2 жыл бұрын

this is such an amazing video!!!! i can't believe it's your first, I just finished annotating a book for the first time (only using single coloured tabs for quotes/parts that I liked) and this was so helpful for how I can take it further, think I'm going to stick (no pun intended) to only using single coloured tabs and then work my way up as I see fit lol, saving this video for later!!!!!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Eloise!! i’m so glad this is helpful :) good luck on your annotating journey!

@gildedwolves 6 ай бұрын

the realest one on these type of videos!! appreciate it, and also i love ur nails theyre so pretty

@lislibrary 5 ай бұрын

haha thank you!

@venusventura Жыл бұрын

You really inspired me to anotate. And also to increase my vocabulary! Im really impressed! Thank you! You are really intelligent girl!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

thanks so much Venus!

@mononoke383 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for the video! I'm planning to annotate The Song of Achilles soon. I'm rereading it for the seventh time and I feel like this would be the perfect time to annotate it.

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

7!! i'm impressed.

@imane1577 8 ай бұрын

I'm so glad I found this video (which is well done btw)

@loslibrosdemarcela5442 Жыл бұрын

I am Colombian and it made me really happy to know your favorite book ever is from a Colombian author haha I loved the annotations methods btw, very realistic and useful

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad! Garcia Marquez is a genius

@nadjapedersen2419 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video guide, it’s really helpful!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@khadinechamorro2018 2 жыл бұрын

great video! i always felt left behind because many ppl began to annotate books. all my life i just read for fun and didn´t annotate, but now i know some simple methods to write down my thoughts cuz i´ve never been a fan of colorful annotations (it´s not really my style) however i do find them pretty :)

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

i’m glad this video was of use to you! i’ve always liked the look of just pen/pencil on books. and if you want to avoid color and still try some of these things out, there’s a lot of neutral or even clear stationary you can use. thanks for watching!!

@rendeukie9212 2 жыл бұрын

Hi I've just discovered your channel and your content is great! Please keep doing whatever you're doing, I hope to see your channel grow!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

wow thank you so so much!

@han2385 Жыл бұрын

came across this video through my homepage and the thumbnail looked so pretty so i clicked on it and agh, just wanted to say i really enjoyed the video and it made me look at the rest of ur channel and i love it so much so far! u speak i’m such a calming but clear way and ur videos are really fun to watch :)

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

thank you so so much Hanna! i'm so glad you are enjoying

@craftyreads 2 жыл бұрын

These are great tips, thank you for the advice! Since I don’t like writing in my book I almost always use the tabbing method only!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching! maybe you can try keeping a journal with your notes & favorite quotes!

@AmrutaRanade 11 ай бұрын

Incredibly helpful! Thanks for sharing!!

@rachelreidla1500 2 жыл бұрын

i really enjoyed this video and loved seeing your annotations!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

i'm so glad! thanks for taking the time to comment

@MissMarisa7Beauty Жыл бұрын

Cant wait for more from your channel!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

More to come!

@clairelanser2080 Жыл бұрын

I love the video. I wanted to start annotating but didnt know where to start. Now I do. It was a great help, thanx!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

I’m so glad this helped Claire! Thanks for watching

@pranjallpahuja Жыл бұрын

im on ch3 of wuthering heights and im doing the exact method u mentioned for it even before i watched this video!! what a lovely coincidence omg i loved this vid and ur 10 methods u earned a new subscriber

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

wow what are the chances! how are you liking it so far? i'm glad you enjoyed :)

@ffoggy. Жыл бұрын

I loved this video. Thank you for all the tips and ideas. I found it quite hepful 🌟. Also, it is interesting that you mentioned that you can just read a book without annotating, I usually felt "guilty" because of that and this helped me to understand I just have to enjoy the book. New subscriber 💫.

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! No guilt allowed here :)

@ash_does_stuff_69 Жыл бұрын

I annotate books that give me the *desire* to annotate. For example, I’m reading a contemporary romance/fiction right now, and I absolutely adore it. Whenever there’s a line I like, or a romance scene I really enjoy, I will annotate (highlight and possibly underline) it with just my thoughts! Sometimes the thoughts are too much to not write down. Soo… yeah!

@sanssmithy8246 5 ай бұрын

Period! I’ve been reading so much lately and I don’t buy books mostly kindle audiobook and library girl here but the night circus by morgenstern blew me away 😮such a challenging read for me. I feel like the smartest person in the world having finished reading it 3 times now 😂 so yes this urge to buy a physical copy and annotate like a crazy person has come out of nowhere for me ✍🏿 but I’m loving it and learning as i go. Initially didn’t want to write in it but now I am doing just that. It’s literally “my book” never read anything like it ever before 💕💕🥹 I get emotional about a few other books but never had a desire to annotate them or feel the need to buy physical copies of them or even re read them

@Yesica1993 Жыл бұрын

This was such a detailed and informative video! I used to underline/highlight and all of that in years past. I'm not sure why I got away from it. I think maybe because I used to do most of my reading on the train to/from work. Some people can highlight/underline on a moving train but I never could do it without everything going all crooked and looking awful. That's no excuse now, since I've been working from home for years, long pre-Covid. I guess not doing it became a habit. Anyway, this was great. It makes me happy to see people who are even more serious about their reading than I am! I feel like such a weirdo in real life because very few people I know in my real life seem to read much at all. Somehow... they all live in Booktube!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i like to use my bookmark as a straight-edge when i underline on the subway! we may we weird...but i think more people should join the club :)

@anisa3962 Жыл бұрын

this is interesting:] i'm still starting out on annotating and i'm trying to see what works for me so the different variations really help. i'm also a perfectionist so i somehow instilled in my mind that i wanted to use the same style for all the books i read but i really like that you didn't have a 'fixed' annotating style, you just do whatever feels right for the book and i like that! i think i'd consider doing that as well. i also do think about how time-consuming it'd be to do the aesthetic annotating styles others are doing so the simpler annotating styles feels more appealing to me. i just need to get over my fear of actually writing on the book. overall, this is really helpful! also keeping track of words you aren't familiar with and adding them to quizlet? to expand your vocabulary is very smart, i'll start doing that too>

@suegrove6945 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! Excellent video!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sue! Thanks for watching!

@jacksonamaral329 Жыл бұрын

good. i enjoy books like this.

@madirr6287 Жыл бұрын

This was so helpful! Thank you!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

@Mocha77793 6 ай бұрын

Best Video on Annotating a book. Tfs

@lislibrary 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

@andrea739 Жыл бұрын

i love this with all my heart, ty

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i'm so glad Andrea!

@trin1894 2 жыл бұрын

ok... hi i'm subscriber 671 lmfao we have a lot of similar idea about annotating, and i just love the way you explain things!! also i agree 100 years of solitude was just phenomenal oh my goddd

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing Trinity!! And thanks for the praise-i hope you got some inspiration from this video. 100 years is my new favorite book!!

@machinayrequiem8596 4 ай бұрын

All the videos Ive seen people have beautifully annotated book that are artsy. I dont annotate like rhat at all. I use 1 highlighter (whatevere coloe I choose which has nothing to do with anything, just whatever I feel at the time), and a pen. I highlight anything that resonatesnwith me or I fight interesting. I underline words I do not know and write the definition in the margin around the area the word is in. I then reread the that part to understand the word and context. That's it. Simple, effective.

@chandlerpaigeyt 2 жыл бұрын

Just stumbled across your channel! Loving it!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

@beautifulprincess420 2 жыл бұрын

really good vid i would love to see how you improve your vocabulary it sounds like an interesting method

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! I'll make a video about it :D

@nurjahanblaskar6105 2 жыл бұрын

Loved your way of annotation

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Nurjahan!

@ninili830 Жыл бұрын

This is exactly how I annotate. Thank God I am not the only one 😌🤞

@maybeasgrass 2 жыл бұрын

very helpful video! most annotation methods i've seen around booktube only include fiction in the first place, and usually under a single umbrella of relatively strict sticky note categorization (such as pink for "romance" blue for "sad moments" etc). i really liked your comment about how you usually read a book for a little while before deciding on how to label the stickies - that's much more useful and realistic and i tend to do the same. thank you for this, i'll definitely be coming back to it!

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

i feel the same way! a lot of the same tips get recycled when we forget what we’re annotating for in the first place! also, supplies don’t really matter as long as you’ve got a pen or pencil :D thanks for watching

@jofallout 2 жыл бұрын

Yes please make a video on how you expand your vocabulary by reading. This quizlet idea sounds genius! Got any other tips/ tricks/ ideas?

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

working on the video :) glad you’re interested! try working with new words in context, whether it be something someone else wrote or something you write

@caiyastephens Жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say I love your room! (from what was in the frame)

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@KonradNeuwirth 6 ай бұрын

The Readwise app for the phone allows you to take a picture of the page, then highlight the parts of the page you want, and then it just stores the text in your Readwise database. I thought that this might be good for your flow of photographing pages - and with the Readwise app, you even can assign it to the book and have it all in one collection. I really like that.

@lislibrary 6 ай бұрын

thanks so much for this recommendation!! i’m going to try it out

@steffymuze 6 ай бұрын

That's very cool, TY!

@juliaourofinoscalia3468 Жыл бұрын

I think for the second type of annotation, something to make the annpotation on a notebook easier is just getting a small like A5 or A6 notebook- one with no lines or dots or anything is really nice because it doesn't look like an old, school notebook, (not that there's anything wrong with that, it's not just not really my style) and you can create patterns if you're linking things plotwise and such

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i love this! i'm also a huge fan of blank pages and mind maps

@jinxed1918 Жыл бұрын

youre awesome btww!! really helped me

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i'm so glad!

@jmsl910 2 жыл бұрын

just found you in my feed! loved what you had to say. new subscriber. can't wait to backbinge

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much! glad you're here :)

@bangtanluver 11 ай бұрын

I really like method 8

@puppybunnysquid3358 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the methods! I have three different books I have to read for my ethics class for my upcoming summer semester (Monday). I know I need some way to keep things down. I'll likely combine methods. Thank you so much!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

Good luck! I hope your class is going well :)

@puppybunnysquid3358 Жыл бұрын

@@lislibrary Thank you! I ended that class with a 98 overall. I did combine methods; thank you so much!

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

@@puppybunnysquid3358 Congrats!

@aqibmajeed2620 Жыл бұрын

Appreciable effort😊😊 also you are so beautiful❤

@mais_craftland5424 Жыл бұрын

thank you so much for doing this video,

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@kat.j0y548 2 жыл бұрын

Love love lovee that you categorized each strategy. I just got into the world of annotating and collecting lots of books. I'm a big reader and so each strategy really spoke to me because I've done a bit of each. I just started getting into the classics and I was wondering which version of wuthering heights that is? Like which publisher it was by.

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad this connected with you! It's the Barnes & Noble classics edition :) Enjoy your classics journey--I have lots more content to come on that front!

@kat.j0y548 2 жыл бұрын

@@lislibrary thank you so much :). If you ever have the time I was wondering if you could make a video and rate which classics you thought were the best or which ones you think beginners should start out with. Or you could just reply here if you don't feel like making a whole video haha.

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

@@kat.j0y548 I'll make a video on it!! thanks for the suggestion

@zixiqz 2 жыл бұрын

i take photos of quotes or scenes i like. i have an album of my phone specifically for it! luckily i have a ton of extra storage on my phone but its easier for me because i can look back on something anywhere i am lol

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

smart! i’m not organized enough to keep them all in an album lol

@zizishawty 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Wish u success on YT💌

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!

@shuttergirlUK Жыл бұрын

Great video. My dilemma is with classics, because there are beautiful editions I get because they have good size text and margins - and I want and need to write on the pages, but can't bring myself to do it. Somehow tabs and post-its don't feel enough! And it never feels as personal as engaging on the page itself... 😏😏

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

i usually feel better about writing on used books haha! but i certainly have editions i'm scared to even open...

@inter_esting 2 жыл бұрын

Can you make a video about how you expand your vocabulary by reading, because I do the same thing too. Whenever I see a word I don't know I just write the word and it's meaning on a small sticky note. I've also been trying to find a great way to use Quizlet, and using it to study new vocabulary sounds amazing

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

yes i'd love to! i tend to need to do more than just write down new words so Quizlet has been great! a video about it is coming soon :)

@camrynluksa5184 Жыл бұрын

Omg you’re totally that girl!!! Immediate subscribe

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

haha that's such a nice compliment

@rosiebalderas5645 Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@hibarikyoka8186 7 ай бұрын

Hi, this is John. I appreciate that there are other ways to mark parts of the book to remember passages, chapters, and events in the book. This year, I want to go back to my avocation of reading books. May I ask if you are a writer or plan to be? I think you would be a good writer. Thank you. Have a blessed year ahead.

@lislibrary 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, John! I’m glad you enjoyed this. And yes, I do like to write :)

@Diana-rg9zc Жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear about how you expand your vocab! :)

@Diana-rg9zc Жыл бұрын

Ohh just checked you've already posted a vid on it, yay

@jeremyweitendorf6723 2 жыл бұрын

For the most part, I think I’ll only annotate a book for fun if it’s a re-read or if I’m in love with the book from the very start

@lislibrary 2 жыл бұрын

for sure! i only annotate when i want to take the extra time & definitely for my favs. thanks for watching Jeremy!

@proseandcons7730 Жыл бұрын

amazing video! u did a fantastic job of an in depth guide to annotation! If i had the power, i'd bestow you the booktok award pumpkin ;)

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

aww thank you so much!! love your username!

@proseandcons7730 Жыл бұрын

@@lislibrary thank you ;)

@emiIydickinson Жыл бұрын

Just found your channel! you seem so nice ! :)

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

:) thank you emi

@byebyebae Жыл бұрын

Subscribed💅🏻

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

thanks!

@dilushajayamnne6147 Жыл бұрын

Hi I am a student in a french highshcool, and I have to read a lot of classic french novels which are very long and like with some parts that are quite boring, I feel like I just know the story generally and during the test about the book I usually get good grades since the question were like based on the general story and no details. But once we had to read a book from Guy de Maupassant (an amazing french witer, at least for me ; ) ) called Bel-Ami ( I reccomend it) And during the test the question were just about extremely precise details that I so in the book but forgot since I didn't annotated it. So I learned my lesson thank you so much for this video. ps : would you recommend The Stranger from Albert Camus I was going to read it but idk I always put it aside.

@lislibrary Жыл бұрын

The Stranger was fantastic! So glad this video helped :)