How I do my Goodreads reviews.

I have been a reading a lot of books lately. I probably would have read more books in the past if it weren't for the prohibitive expense. That's where Kindle comes in. E books are usually cheaper and they are delivered almost immediately. You don't have to worry about them getting lost in the mail either. Also, I think Amazon makes the best recommendations on the Web.

I also like reviewing many of the books I read, and prefer to review the book based on what I consider the validity of the ideas. Here is a system developed over the past year.

If I feel a passage is important and agree with it, or feel neutral, it is highlighted in blue. Red is used if important, but not agreed with. If I want to put notes on the passage it gets a yellow. If the text is very important, whether I disagree or not, it gets orange.

To do my review I go back through my highlights and pick out what is useful, plus whatever other thoughts seem relevant. This helps me stay close to the ideas in the book.