Pages and chapters, logged as you go
Write down where you stopped — page 214, chapter 9 — and the log keeps the running total and the percentage for you. No arithmetic at the end of the month.
Reading log
A reading log that keeps its own numbers
Most reading logs are a printable grid you fill in and then forget. khoshra's is a ledger page you write on in one line — the pages, the minutes, the streak and the rating add themselves up, and every entry sits beside the day you wrote it.
What gets logged
A session timer that does the counting
Start the timer when you open the book and stop it when you put it down. Minutes land in the log against that day, so your reading time is a record rather than a guess.
A streak that counts itself
Every logged session marks the day. The streak is simply the days in a row you actually read — nothing to tick twice, nothing to colour in.
Ratings and a line about the book
When a book is finished, give it stars and a sentence you'd want to read back in a year. The log becomes a shelf you can actually browse.
Printable template or digital log?
| Paper template | khoshra | |
|---|---|---|
| Totals | Added up by hand | Kept current automatically |
| Reading time | Rarely recorded | Timed per session |
| Streaks | Coloured in manually | Derived from real sessions |
| Searching past books | Flip back through pages | Search titles, tags and notes |
| Across devices | One paper copy | Phone and web, same account |
Paper is lovely, and nothing here asks you to give it up. But a log is only useful if it's current — and the parts that go stale first are the totals, the minutes and the streak. Those are exactly the parts khoshra keeps for you.
How to start one tonight
- 1. Add the book you're currently reading on the shelf with its page count.
- 2. Start the timer on the reading page when you sit down, and note the page you reach.
- 3. Write a line about it on today's page — the log and the journal share the same day.
- 4. Check the numbers at the end of the month; they'll already be there.
Keeping notes as well as counts? Read what a reading journal is, keep a book journal, use the reading journal template, open the reading tracker or browse the notebook.