List Keeping, and Have You Read Pride and Prejudice?

Have you realized how important it is to keep a list of books that you have read? Maybe you haven't had the pleasurable revelation yet, but you will eventually. This morning I was practically smacking my head with my palms, trying in vain to remember if I had read Pride and Prejudice by the wonderful Jane Austen. I don't want this to go on my record. I don't want to be labelled as "Girl who doesn't know if she read Pride and Prejudice or not." I mean, really, it is not an unforgettable story. The problem is that I've watched various movie adaptations so many times that the story is so familiar; did I read it or watch it?

Just as I began this post, before I was about to lament about my forgetfulness, I had a recollection of a list of books I had kept. I just went through drawers like a manic person, but I found it. And, yes, I have read Pride and Prejudice. I'm happy to have that figured out. Now I can change my list of books to read for the Jane Austen Reading Challenge. I only have two books left of Austen's to read!

Back to the subject at hand. It is important to keep a list (or multiple lists) of the books you have read because, if done so properly, you won't have to run around your house frantically searching for proof that you have read Pride and Prejudice.