Reading Journal Prompts For Self Discovery
Make your reading journal a place to connect with yourself & reflect on your reading with these reading journal prompts for adults
Reading journal prompts for deep reflection
I love reading and I love journaling, but I’m more of an emotive journal writer. That’s why I love the idea of making your reading journal a place not just to record what you read, but to reflect on what the book meant to you and what you can learn about yourself and the world around you from your reading. These reading journal prompts were created to help you explore what your reading meant to you. Let’s get started!
Reading journal prompts
My favorite quote from this book is: ____. I really connected with this quote because: ____.
The character I’m most like in this book is ____, because ____.
The character I’m least like in this book is ____, because ____.
The most important thing I learned from this book is ____.
The character in this book I would most like to be friends with is ____, because ____. What does this say about how I view friendship?
The character in this book I would least like to be friends with is ____, because ____. What does this say about how I view friendship?
Does this book have a message, or something it’s trying to say? What does this book say about how the world works? Do I agree with the message of this book or what this book says about how the world works? Why or why not?
Would I recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not? Is there a certain friend (or friends) who I would recommend this book to? Why would I recommend this book to that friend?
What did I like about this book? Why? What can I learn about myself from this?
What didn’t I like about this book? Why? What can I learn about myself from this?
Did any of the ideas in this book or scenes in this book make me feel uncomfortable? If so, why did this make me feel uncomfortable?
What surprised me about this book? Why did this surprise me?
What themes did this book explore? Do I commonly choose books with these themes? If so, why is that?
Does this book remind me of any other books I’ve read? If so, why is that?
What emotions did this book bring up for me? What about this book brought up those emotions? Are these emotions tied to any of my life experiences?
Do the characters in this book remind me of anyone I know in real life? If so, what does this tell me about how I view this real-life person?
What was the writing style of this book like? Is this a writing style that I like, why or why not?
Were the characters in this book well-rounded? Did they seem like believable people to me? If so, what made them feel believable? If not, what was missing? What does this tell me about what I believe about what it means to be human?
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