Musing Mondays - Keeping Track (and Awards!)

Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about recording your reading…

Do you keep track of what and/or how many books you read? How long have you been doing this? What's your favorite tracking method, and why? If you don't keep track, why not? (question courtesy of MizB)

Keeping track of the books I read has never crossed my mind until I started blogging (which was three years ago). When I first started this blog, it was merely out of curiosity and fun. But once that phase was over (which did not take too long after exploring other book blogs), I found it to be a great idea to keep track of the books I read and review them at the same time thus I follow this route where I am today.

And guess what? I love this method! Not only do I manage to keep track, review but also I get to know many bookbloggers along the way. Why shouldn't I have done this earlier? I had asked myself this question a few times; but then it is always better to be late than never, isn't it?

So, how about you? Do you keep track of the books you read?

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After reading my reason for starting this blog, it is now time to pass on some awards in the act of karma and also a way of telling my friends I appreciate their support and their friendship even though we have not met in person.

Sandy from You've Gotta Read This presented me with the Proximidade Award. (Thank you, Sandy!) Sandy's blog is one of my regular reads and not to mention she is also one of my favourite blogger friends.

"This blog invests and believes in the Proximity - nearness in space, time and relationships. These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in prizes or self-aggrandizement! Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers! Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this clever-written text into the body of their award."

I received this award from Alice some time ago and passed on the same to a few friends so this time around I will pass it to some friends whom blogs I have lately discovered and are now my regular reads. They are:

Jessica from Paperback Passion
S. Krishna from S. Krishna's Books
Dot from Scribbles
Tammy from The Book Reports

And the following friends whom I have not passed on this award but want them to get it this time around:

Naida from The Bookworm
Matt from A Guy's Moleskine Notebook
Violet from Violet Crush
Dar from Peeking Between the Pages

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And then, there is Beth from Beth Fish Reads presented me the Zombie Chicken Award. How cool is that? (Thank you, Beth!)

"The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken - excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all..."

I bestow the award to the following friends who makes the effort of posting their blogs regularly and whose blogs I always enjoy reading:

Alice from Hello, My Name Is Alice
Nymeth from Things Mean A Lot
J. Kaye from J. Kaye Book Blog
Amy from My Friend Amy
Joanne from The Book Zombie