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that stack of annotated books reminds me of fruity pebbles 😩
i can't unsee it👀
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as a literature student, i cannot imagine not annotating my books... i don't write in my books, i just underline things, but often the pages are filled with post it notes! i love it so much, and like you said, it makes the reading experience a lot more enhanced!
I have this HUGE crush on a girl and we often fangirl together about different things. And she told me about her favorite fan fics. So, I wanted to print out and bind the fan fic to turn it into a PHYSICAL book, and annotate it so we could still fan girl together despite reading at different times. I’ll give her the book along with a journal I write in every time I miss her. Please wish me luck!
omg that is actually so cute. your so sweet and thoughtful. if only someone would do that for me😭
THATS SO WHOLESOME AND SO ROMANTIC! like as someone who really loves to read and treats her books as her most prized possessions, IF someone did this for me i’d literally ask for their hand in marriage right then n there! Good Luck btw! im sure she’d appreciate this sweet gesture a lot🤍
@@Gyuphoriaaaa AWWW Thank you so much! And I hope she'll think the same as you and wanna marry me! I love her so much!!
@@saraabib5424 Awwww thank you! Im sure the right person will do the same (If not better) for you 😌
That's one of the best gift ideas I have heard, so thoughtful and sweet ❤
I annotate but it's always on a reread. The first time through I just read it for what it is. For me it makes choosing categories easier and I pick up on things better the second time through. I've learned recently that my retention on first read is major plot points only. I was reading fan theories about Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and had no idea what people were talking about. Doing the annotation on the reread helps me retain stuff so much better one cause I'm rereading it and two because I know what's important to connect things to. I also have this thing where I try to get everything perfect on the first try so it takes the pressure off making annotation categories perfect.
I love the idea of annotating on the second read through, as I often donate books if I'm not going to return to them, but a re read means it's a keeper. Thank you for inspiring me 🙂
that's a great way to do it!! i do love annotating on a reread and being able to better pin point what exactly i want to annotate for!
@@kezla I also donate a lot of books so if it's something I'm willing to keep, it needs to be something I'm willing to read again.
I did this for my rereads of Fourth Wing and Crescent City 1 and I loooooved it 😍 though I can’t borrow anyone my books because now they’re filled with spoilers and thoughts on characters and their development
Do you not get bored on the second read? Also, do you reread it right after finishing it? I wanna delve deeper into it but i get sleepy the second time
as someone who is prone to royally messing up my books by running out of space or smudging when im annotating, i keep a separate journal where i reference the page or paragraph i want to annotate and just write as much as i want about it in the journal. its also just super handy and nostalgic to flip through all ur fav parts of multiple books from just one journal :)
that’s exactly what i do. i also just use the library so i can’t annotate anyway
I used to do that but I wrote what I was actually annotating about, and ended up getting impatient to look at the book, then write, look at the book again, write again etc. Now I realize I should've just written the page number
Your tabs are really satisfying. My biggest tips for annotating beginners is to use just a regular pen and a favourite book you already read. Reason being is you already know that you like it, so you probably won't regret writing in it since you're keeping it. Just underline and circle important parts and write comments in the margins if you're not sure where to start!
absolutely agree on this!!
i remember like 2020-2021 booktok where people would have like 6-7 different colour tabs in a book for romance, sad parts, funny parts etc and I tried annotating like that but omg it was actually the worst 😭😭 it always pulled me out the moment - reading a sad chapter and having to dig around for my blue tabs and highlighter instead of keep reading knowing that I'm never gonna reread it. now I only have 3 - quotes I love, a general one for anything, and *sometimes* lore/worldbuilding if I'm reading a big fantasy or smth. it just makes the process so much more fun and not like ur continuously analysing every time a character makes a joke so u can put down a yellow tab.
Wow that tower of annotated books looks BEAUTIFUL 😍
I'm going to annotate my friends favorite book for her birthday, (so she can read all my thoughts, and see all my drawings, as so goes through her fav book.) I've never annotated a book before, so this video helped a lot, thank you so much!
I’m teaching my child how to annotate as an accompanying lesson to go along with teaching story elements and came looking for different ideas to suggest to her. Thanks so much for this informative and useful video! She will develop her own style, but this is great advice!!! The way I was taught to annotate was boring and tedious. This makes it fun again! Just started annotating my copy of Caesar’s Women using your tips. I’m having fun. 😊 thanks again.
I annotate the most with my kindle because it feels the most simplest while reading my book. If it is a physical copy I usually just underline conversation blurbs or thoughts. I have been doing that with The Infernal Devices series and found a quote I am going to use for my February journal cover that I loved a lot. Such a great series.
I totally agree! Annotating on my kindle is the least disruptive to my reading experience
i agree and i do love highlighting things when i read on my kindle, i just normally reach for physical books myself! also so glad you're loving tid🥺 can i ask what quote??
@@katieisreading In all the world, you are what I love the most. Finished Clockwork Princess two days ago and it was soo good.
You make me want to annotate and get organized and start a reading journal and I love it. Always inspiring
I used to use the solid color tabs and re-reading those books is such a pain in the butt. Buying my first pack of clear tabs was life changing and I will never look back
i'm glad i wasn't the only one👀 literally no clue what i was thinking😭
i loveeee annotating! since i read so many library books when i actually buy a book and annotate it i get so happy
i've never annotated a book before but now that i've started writing myself i think i will for dialogue or important character development moments. Even environmental descriptions or something unique. I find that stuff really inspiring. It would be cool to pick up a book and let it inspire me from annotations i did previously before starting a writing session.
I loved how you personalized the front pages with the titles of the books, soo pretty 😍😍 I'd definitely want to try it!!!!
Your annotations always look amazing!❤
I love the doodling you do in your books, especially on the title pages. It's what inspired me to dip my toes into annotating recently...unfortunately my pens bled like crazy🥴, so the timing of this video is impeccable! lol 😋📚✨
thank you!! they're so fun to do! also so sorry to hear your pen bled😭 i hope you found one that works better for you!! happy annotating!!🫶🏻
You sold me when you mentioned the Infernal Devices. I have a hard time finding others who love the shadow hunters series. ❤😊
the spiky tabs are such a good idea and i love the look of them in your books! definitely going to be trying a few of your methods when i annotate next 😌
I’ve been so intrigued about annotating books and am hoping to find a way to engage with my reading more and help better remember the plots so I’m going to try annotating! This is so helpful. Thank you!
i've been an avid reader since i was a little kid, and my parents taught me not to write, doddle or paint on a book. this xmas i treated myself and got 19 books i've wanted for sooo long, and read seven of them just using the tabs to annotate; but i felt like i needed something more and this vid has given me the inspiration to go back and do this differently. i'm still not sure if i wanna do everything permanent on the actual books but i will try with the clear stick notes. thank you so much for this amazing vid!
I started annotating last year and have come to absolutely love it - and whenever I am reading a borrowed book or listening to an audio book I find myself missing it SO MUCH. It really does help my brain engage!
During our reread of Fourth Wing, my friend and I annotated the same book. A red tab was definitely used to mark when Dain was a read flag.. might have to reread acotar to do the same for Tamlin 😂
i'm so obsessed with your annotations! and your little doodles ugh, such perfection. tbh i've tried annotating with highlighters and tabs, but i have adhd so whenever i stopped reading, it was really hard to get back into the book. now i just use a pencil or a single black pen to underline or write things in the margins.
ah thank you!!!🥰 and i'm so glad you found a way to annotate that works better for you!!
I just started annotating this past month when I read My Last Innocent Year. I underlined and tabbed all of the writing advice the MC received. I have those same tabs from Amazon. I trim the ends so that the tabs don't cover the words or stick out too far. I love the built-in ruler! I use it when I underline to keep it neat. I plan to get into annotation more heavily in 2024. I'm learning how much more I get out of my reading experience (and retain) when I annotate.
This was a fun video. I thought I annotated well. I often use planner stickers because I have so many. I might use leftover Chinese New Year stickers in a Lisa See book, or something like that. It's not enough stickers but it's a way to use up my stash. I also date my margin notes in case I ever come back to that book.
I was just thinking the other day of trying this and looking into the purpose and meaning and figuring out how to try doing it. Thank you!
This couldn't have come at a better time :D Im going to annotate my first reread of a heart as red as paint soon and I can't wait, so thank you for this video
This video changed my perspective a lot. I thought about how I read with the intent of rushing through it to understand the story, but it really is about the journey. I feel like I’m getting so much more life out of it, and by thinking of little things and making connections, I get a lot more mileage out of the journey.
i only annotate classics and adult fantasy now, i used to do it with all my books but i realised that there are just some books and genres that i dont benefit from annotating. it actually puts me more in a reading slump when i do, especially on YA novels because there are just some books meant to be enjoyed and not overanalysed.
i loveeee annotating, i don’t to anything to fancy because im not very good at doodling and drawing and im scared to mess the book up 🥲 but doing little collages is such a good idea, maybe i should try that!! i love your annotated books, they’re so beautiful!!
I don't annotate most books, but I sometimes don't really know what to exactly annotate I guess. Your annotated books behind you are so aesthetically pleasing. Have a happy new year everyone.
You inspired me to start drawing on my books , decorate the margins and generally make it my individual copy of the book 😊
I decided to start annotating this week bc i saw some people doing it and thought abt how this should be really helpful while experiencing a book. I started yesterday with Alice through the looking glass (one of my fave books ever) and i'm enjoying so far. I still a bit insecure bc i want things to look cohesive and aesthetic but i'm not very good at it lol ur video gave me some more motivation so thanks :)
I love annotating my books. I mainly highlight and tab, but I have started underlining things I want to stand out in the highlights, usually single words or phrases that have a lot of significance. I like to match the highlights to the book whenever possible. Also with fantasy series I have a color coded system for tabs whereas standalone books, contemporary, classics etc I will just pick one color tab.
I have been waiting for this video thank you katie love how you annotate just beautifull❤❤❤
I was just looking for videos about annotating books and you uploaded one❤
Great video on annotating. I annotate books differently based on genre. For mystery and thriller physical books, I use clear post-it notes to write my thoughts in the book and use color highlighter tape to highlight specific quotes and sentences. It's likely I won't reread a mystery or thriller because I know what's going to happen. This way, I can lend out these books or haul them after removing the sticky notes and such.
The first book I annotated for fun was the phantom of the opera and one of my tabs was for Raoul being dramatic and it was so much fun I love annotating classics
Girl I love your videos 😭❤️
My trusty pen is a Parker Jotter. I love the sound of the bouncy ball point!
Great Video! Levenger carries a metal tab for single pages also called Page Nibs because they sorta look like Fountain Pen Nibs. Thanx for sharing!
I don't annotate my books, I only ever tab things. I feel like it would hurt my soul too much to write in my books haha but I do always always always take notes on my current reads on my phone and save those in Notion later on. I do love looking back on the notes I took for some of my reads. Some of the books I've read have Notion pages assigned to them with whole essays worth of thoughts. Some of them cohesive, some of them very much not 😂 Usually when I tab a book I choose one single tab colour (that fits the cover of the book) and then I just tab things by gut feeling. For most books I don't use more than 20 or so tabs (sometimes only 5) so it's not really worth it to set up a whole tab-key. I just tab everything my gut tells me "oh I wanna tab that", no matter for what reason, with the same tab colour. I only have five books so far for which I actually set up a tab key. The first four books in the Veronica Speedwell series and The Fragile Threads of Power by V. E. Schwab. Especially the latter is FULL of tabs, easily my most tabbed book of all time, by FAR, and I knew it would be so it was worth setting up a tab key.
i LOVE annotating in my books! it’s always so fun to see other people’s styles and what they annotate and stuff 🥰
absolutely agree!! it's so fun to see all of the different methods!!💜
Thank you so much for this video! I have been wanting to annotate my books but I didn’t know where to start!
I saw warbreaker in there!! Just read it this last week and I loved it so much, I wanted to get into Brandon Sanderson’s the way of kings. It’s such a big series, I had the idea to buy and annotate the books as I read them. It’ll by my first time annotating a fiction book. Thank you for the tips!
I loved this video so much! ❤
I. Have. Been. waiting. for. this. video! Ty tytytytyty
I don't like annotating my novels, but I like to annotate my textbooks, and language learning books. I do like to listen about how people annotate just in case I plan to annotate in the future. I am reading a book that I am struggling a bit with, and am considering annotating it so I can understand the story better. Previously when I annotated a book, I would use a notebook, and write down things I can recall, like facts, characters, and their roles in it, etc. It was the easiest way for me to remember a book when I was younger.
Katie, you are so inspiring. I'm going to think about doing this in my books. One thing I do annotate is the definition of words that are new to me. I think it is cool that you love to read, and you love your books. Something that really irritates me is when I loan my book to a friend, and she annotates in my book. I value my books and have become selfish about loaning them.
when i highlight i use the edge of my plastic tabholder to make my highlight lines its the perfect length for books when u turn it sideways that way i dont have to get out a ruler bc i always have my tabholder with me because thats what i use for bookmarks
I needed thissssssss yay
I splurged on the achievers must bookmate for my bible, non-fiction for annotation great when not at a desk
Annotating books is a beautiful experiencie, cause for me it makes the books completely yours
I wanna start annotating and even brought the supplies. I also the books picked out as well but I’m not ready to take the plunge yet lol
I underlined my first two books last year, and i am atrocious at underlining straight, so it semi makes me cringe every time i open them now. Definitely want to try annotating in a similar style to you! Also the tabs indicating the POVs would be extremely helpful with the I am Number Four series by Pitacus Lore, because i genuinely had to guess whose character was speaking until i ended up cutting tiny strips of a post it note to stick in. So now i can do an updated version and make it cuter!
I have been interested in annotating so I’m taking tips on how to now. I honestly just want to highlight beautiful thoughts and ideas so I can go back and look at them. I’m getting over my fear of ruining my books lol
hi, thanks for very usefull video. I think about annotation books a lot, but I was scared. I have many people around me witch don't like write into books and now I know I'm free witch means I can do anything what I want to. So thank you soooo much for this feeling. I really like your way how to do it.
I only annotate on a re-read of a fav... except for Count of Monte Cristo I annotated as I went... Soooooooo goood
Annotating and tabbing books is kind of my therapy.. It makes me happy, screw what people say about it❤😅
I usually stick to one color for a book and either freehand underline or use a highlighter. Just everything I find funny, shocking etc, I don't put any effort into analyzing, just reading for the enjoyment.
I love reading someone else's annotations when reading a book, but I can't bring myself to annotate my own books. Mind, I tend to read via audiobook lately. Lovely video. Thank you for sharing. :)
For starters - girl you're amazing, I watch your videos all the time, and your vids have helped me get back into reading which is super exciting!! I love your annotations, I love your doodles, they're so perfect!! I was also wondering where you get all of your cute dangly earrings!! Is it Etsy?? A cute shop in your area?? I would love a link to them!! -xoxo Chris
To be honest I don't even know how to read a book without annotating it :D. Another reason may be English is not my native language and annotation helps me learn the language when I was little, and that became a habit that hard to shake off. I mainly use some cheap, single-colored washi tape that I can stick on the edge when I am reading a paperback, so I can put my book back on the shelf without worrying flattening the tabs. And I LOVE to write down my thoughts about certain section of the book/ character when they are still fresh and...raw, always fun to look back :)
I aspire to create annotations as pretty as yours one day!
i don't annotate often tho i might change that but the books i do find wanting to annotate are murder mysteries, but i do need new tabs i'm literally putting off books specifically to get matching tabs for it.
I am so excited to read you’ve reached Sam and it’s my first book and I wanna annotate it I’ve already made a bookmark like blue and pink to match the cover
I'm aspiring to be a published writer one day, now after watching this video I have concluded that annotation is a mandatory process. reading passively without interacting with the book & not making tabs that concerns with excellently written areas is a waste of time & won't build knowledge about how other great authors are doing their craft.
Being sick and watching Katie’s new video>>>>>>>
hope you feel better soon!🫶🏻
Hahaah I've never been this early. 😅 I need to sleep but... Katie uploaded who sleeps?
I just started annotating! I accidentally bought opaque tabs at first, but have since bought the proper kind 😅 I’m actually excited to go back through & do them by color/theme so I can relive the story without reading the whole thing. I love marking up books but my only qualm with that is thinking what if I don’t want to keep this/want to sell it? Lol. Also I feel weirder marking up hardcovers vs paperbacks. I love me a good floppy paperback but hardcovers just seem fancier? Idk lol.
If you feeling unsure of annotating in book, you can also get transparent post-it notes that are 100% removable if you change your mind or looking to unhaul it etc.
I wanted to start annotating my poetry books and short story collection books of my favorites in the future when i start reading them.📚☕🎄⛄
that sounds like a great idea!!
Ive only ever annotated 3 books and I mostly only do it w one tab color that matches the cover and a pencil so I can under line and write stuff in the book I tried to do a multicolor tab system but for me personally it didn’t work and I was getting confused which tab to put where but tbh I wanne try again because when I see books with multicolored tab systems it just looks so satisfying
I've been cutting down my opaque tabs so they can fit on the edge of the page without covering up the writing. It's definitely annoying, but I already have them because they came in the pack with my others and I don't want to buy more while I still have these!
I may be very boring but I use only clear tabs for annotations :D I really love your collage first pages, they're so pleasing to the eye
hey as long as it works well for you then that's great!! and thank you!!
Can we talk about how stunning Katie is in every video?! 🥹❤️ like seriously she gets more and more beautiful every time she uploads! 💕📚
oh my gosh thank you🥺😭
I love to annotate, i started doing drawings in the front covers of my books.. my drawings are not as good but they are my drawings and that is what counts.
i love annotating!! nowadays my annotations consist of me saying "slay" or "girlboss behavior" or "so true bestie" which is great in and of itself, but one of the first books i ever annotated was the fault in our stars :,) i read it like four times in middle school, each time with a new pen/highlighter color, and you can imagine the cringe of tHOSe annotations hehehe
Christmas has come 16 days early 🙌🏼👏🏼
I wish I could buy hand annotated books before reading them. I absolutely love to hear other peoples opinions on things, especially while reading/watching something new. I try to do it myself but I always forget to bc I get "lost in my own world" when reading good books and completely forget about whatever is happening around me and what time it is lol
Very nice madam. You have a great library
Frixion erasable highlighter might be helpful to you if you do wanna highlight- I love them so much
❤ these!
This is so irrelevant, but I also LOVE the infernal devices!! One of the best series I've ever read and it's the only love triangle I actually got invested in!!
I have thought of annotated book, but it will be kind of hard for me as I mostly read library book so, I can permanently change book. Mostly because I am making a podcast where I use my knowledge in behaviorism to explain the action of character or the reason why the write in a certain way. So, I just write out my thought on my typewriter.
Just want to say I enjoy your videos and each time watching, you resemble a princess of the elf kingdom… (in a wonderful way)…
Katie, how often do you read on your kindle? It’s been a long time since you recorded it 😂 you really love physical books, don’t you? 💓
Omg your earrings are so pretty! Where are they from?
love your annotations and doodles! I love annotating but it takes me FOREVER to get through a book when I do
thank you!! and i agree it definitely takes up a lo of time!! i think it's so worth it though
@@katieisreading SO true
Where do you buy your books! Chain of gold is pretty
Would love the links for all of these supplies
I just found this video and I enjoyed it, but I just wanted to say that you are really pretty
Katie was the Night circus good?
Stopped reading to watch this video ❤
I'm the most random tabber/annotater - probably because I read too fast to think too much about what color/kind to use LOL. Although I recently read Justin Torres's Blackouts - which is printed with this beautiful sepia-colored ink - and I couldn't bring myself to write in the book at all, so for that one I used a paper/post-it note kind of tab from Monolike (saw Brandon Taylor posting about them on his IG stories a while ago) so I could write on the tab itself instead of the book. So can't see through it, but can see my note. (Slightly related: I swear the paper used in paper ARCs is the thirstiest paper compared to the paper in finished-copy books and it just eats up Mildliner ink. I go through so many Mildliners in a paper galley compared to a finished copy. :( )
Right now, I just tab my books but I think I wanna get into annotation. Idk I’m a bit scared I think. I always loved having to annotate & underline passages in school tho!
I have a degree that is part literature (that sounds weird but I had 2 majors), and I love making notes on a story, but I just cannot bring a pen or pencil to a book I read. it ruins the look of it for me and is equal to dog earing pages, I can't resell that book if i didn't like it, it just bothers me so much. I've put tabs in poetry collections or if the book is one I don't really care about, like an old textbook, I'll do some underlining. but I am planning on getting a second copy of my all time favorite series JUST for annotating. I haven't picked any copies up from half price books yet but my favorite series is the raven cycle by Maggie Stiefvater 👀 which you should read!!! however I am thinking about tabbing some language I really like in books just so I can reference that for writing. we'll see we'll see 👀✨
Personally I love it when I pick up a used book or library book and find someone elses notes there. It's like having another conversation through time with another reader. I love to know what speaks to people.
I annotate in the most basic way possible, i just pick one highlighter or pen colour and underline and tab parts that stand out to me. Sometimes I’ll comment on things but that really depends
Oh my. You look like you came straight out of a book. You’re gorgeous! You look like what I think Feyre would look like.