So what’s all this about, then?

Just some questions I figure might crop up from anyone who might decide to follow this tumblr.

• Who the heck are you? Hi, I’m Carrie. I like to read. I recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in English literature, so I figure while I’m not working in that field and waiting to be able to complete my Master’s, I’d do something to keep the literary mind awake. Hence, this tumblr.
• What’s a commonplace book? Wikipedia (Yes, I know, but for the sake of overview) defines a commonplace book as: “a way to compile knowledge, usually by writing information into books.” So if you have a book that has notes in the margin, you’ve got a commonplace book of sorts. Scholars have expanded on it to include: “any manuscript that collects material along a common theme by an individual.”
• So it’s a scrapbook? Sort of, and not really. Basically what this is going to be is my catalog of books I’m reading, plus important quotes, dates, bits of information, pictures, anything relevant to the current book.
• So it’s a book review blog? Nope. While I’ll probably of course offer my opinions of the book after I’ve completed it, that’s not the focus of this blog. My focus is to learn.
• Do you take book recommendations? Yes. But it’s not a book advertisement blog either, so bear that in mind. :)

I’ll add more questions as they arise. If they arise, who knows, the only one interested in this is probably me :P