People who make notes when they read, what do you make notes about?

Hello! I recently got a beautiful, leather bound notebook with beautiful old style paper and I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with it. It was a little pricey and it’s really pretty so I don’t want to waste it with something boring like grocery lists, so I thought maybe I can use it to take notes while I’m reading.

However, the last time I made notes about a book was over 6 years ago and it was only to write highschool English essays. Which I absolutely hated doing. It took all the fun out of reading for me, and I literally didn’t read for years after I graduated, I hated having to analyze things that probably don’t actually mean anything just so I can write a stupid essay that I absolutely sucked at writing. I got back into reading a couple years ago but I’ve never taken notes about the books I read.

So, people who make notes on the books they read for fun, what kind of notes do you take? The only thing I can really think of is writing down quotes I like, but I’d kinda like to do more than that, but I don’t want it to feel like homework lmao.

I mainly read fictional books, so any kind of notes that fit with that. Any ideas are appreciated, thank you:)

by nucleartaco130