@athelis: Saying this as someone who annotated a lot. Like, a lot a lot. More than the satisfying look of an annotated page and a book's side view filled with tabs, i love expressing my interpretaions physically as i think them at the moment. But it's not always like that when i read. There are moments when a line stands out but leaves me speechless. I used to get frustrated that i'd have nothing to say but only realised later on that i dont always have to do so. I just simply have to process what was said and let it linger. Admittedly there are moments that i still pressure myself to annotate anything, but lately ive been resorting to highlighting or underlining the passage and then leaving a tab. I'm trying to enjoy literature that leaves me speechless now 🫶 #BookTok #bookgirlies #annotatingbooks #annotatedbooks #annotating
as a general rule of thumb, i read the book first for experience and immersion and dog ear pages that move me or pages that I want to annotate. I then go back to those pages or reread the entire book after to look at it objectively. Def more time consuming tho
2026-02-24 01:32:45
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Noemaroshi :
as a literature major, i used to not annotate but recently i found myself itching to annotate a passage i read 😭
2026-02-24 02:58:18
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📕📙🔖 :
but the annotating is me thinking while reading
2026-02-24 04:00:01
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sokun ☆ :
annotation is how I feel the story personally
2026-08-21 08:28:45
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ꕤ :
annotating helps me digest the book better
2026-03-30 06:16:48
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maomao :
what does annotating even mean? I’m sorry I’ve been wondering for tears 🤔
2026-02-24 04:36:56
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✿♡ :
I annotate after reading the book!🥰💜
2026-02-24 01:04:14
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sofy :
actually in literature they teach you to annotate while you read! but we are also told to re-read a lot so it may change depending on the genre of the book and the reader
2026-04-30 15:44:17
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Phil_7 :
i dont annotate tlga hahaha, i just feel and imagine the story sa binabasa ko
2026-02-24 11:12:48
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✪🐺⭐chronically online❇️✴️🚦 :
the main reason i started annotating is because i used to read books so fast that the second i finished it i couldn't tell you a thing about it. It made me slow down and consume what i was reading and think about it. I don't annotate every book i read but it has helped me a lot
2026-06-02 09:26:04
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this was meant to find you :: :
You can also annotate by chapter! Read it first then go back to annotate! That’s how i would do it!
2026-03-14 13:20:41
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Arlyn :
I'm kind of the opposite. I slow down to annotate so I can feel and understand the story better. Interpreting or comprehending it on my mind tires me easily, so by writing some stuff down I can properly understand it. It could be a skill issue (on my part) honestly 😅 but I'm amazed at people who don't feel the need to annotate
2026-03-09 01:33:43
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bee :
I tag the pages with a colored tab then come back to annotate afterwards UNLESS im annotating my predictions
2026-07-09 22:17:50
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Jada📚✨ :
Helppp i was just thinking about thisss. Sometimes i underline and tab so much that i forget that i’m supposed to enjoy the story
2026-02-23 14:41:31
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caz⁷✯ :
minsan nga mga "annotations" ko ay puro "OMGG" or short reactions lng hahahaha 😭
2026-02-25 10:57:08
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grey :
What I usually do is highlight or tab sections as I’m reading, then continue without stopping. After I finish reading, I go back to the sections I marked and start annotating them. That way, it doesn’t interrupt the flow of my reading. Hope this helps!✨
2026-03-01 11:16:15
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makayla 🌸📚 :
as a fast reader i actually like to annotate sometimes just to slow down based on the book tho
2026-02-24 03:44:30
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frances(cami) 📚 :
my personal rule is that if it’s a fun and easy fictional read, i won’t really annotate it. but if it’s more literary, educational, or a classic, i usually sit down to annotate it. i feel likehaving to write down ny opinions and thoughts on certain topics I want to learn more about, annotating gives me that extra depth
2026-03-09 15:15:21
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jeadexjeans🇵🇭☦️ :
I used to tab WAY too much, i mean like 2 things of each color 😭
2026-06-24 21:09:09
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Sleepy :
I’ll tab pages that have quoted I like, then go back at the end and annote them all
2026-03-31 07:06:01
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unica🎐 :
annotating gives me time to think about what i just read and what my brain digested. a mid-way reflection of sorts :>
2026-03-25 15:32:18
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Jackielou | 📚🗣️📚 :
Yeeees!
2026-03-06 06:38:40
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Eh-rin :
Something I had to start being conscious of was not just annotating for the sake of it. I remind myself it’s okay to annotate a few pages in a row and then go chapters and chapters without writing anything. I’m not in English anymore there’s no pressure to take notes if I don’t need to, I can just note/highlight/tab what I want when I want and as often as I want to, and that’s helped me balance analysis and immersing a lot better 😅
2026-07-30 16:21:41
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