I did watch a few other BookTube videos about how different people annotated their books, and so I decided on a system. So I got my copy of Six of Crows and…jumped right in, essentially. I would obviously have a lot of thoughts about a book I loved, right? Right.
I decided to go with it since it’s my absolutely favorite book. I’ve already re-read twice, which is something I rarely do. As you may all know (or at least, some of you) I absolutely adore Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. Instead, I thought I would start with something easier: a book I loved. My issue was this: What book would I start with first? I didn’t want to start with a book I never read before because what if I hated it? I tend to give away books I really don’t like, and if it’s annotated, that would make reselling a book a bit challenging. I thought that was so interesting, so I decided I would want to start doing it. So, even if it’s an NYT Bestseller and sold millions of copies, there’s a way for people to realize that the copy you own is uniquely yours. As the person was talking about the reasons why they annotated their books, they stated that annotation is a way to personalize your book. There was one thing in particular that stood out to me as I was watching. I was a bit interested (also a bit bored), so I decided to watch the video. But I suppose I did my own version of basic annotation: for each book I was reading or listening to, I would make a notes doc on my phone for trigger/content warnings and representation/diversity I see throughout the book.Īs I was perusing through YouTube one day, like you do, I came across a video on how a BookTuber annotates their books. It wasn’t because I couldn’t dare write or tab my books (except it was a little bit because anxiety likes to play games), but it was because I was afraid I would do it “wrong.” Or do something I would regret later.
Even tabbing pages was never something I thought about. So before a few weeks ago, I never even considered annotating my books.
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