rodan
November 5, 2021, 11:40pm
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It’s Saturday Morning on Panorama Island and here’s Week 3:
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Week 3
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Start Date: November 6th
Previous Part: Week 2
Next Part: Week 4
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Week 3
Nov 06
7-9
51
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16
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rodan
November 13, 2021, 3:09am
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More like パノラマ島綺肆! Part four!
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Week 4
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Start Date: November 13th
Previous Part: Week 3
Next Part: Week 5
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Week 4
Nov 13
10-12
64
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13
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rodan
November 20, 2021, 1:03am
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Is it time to 五 to Panorama Island???
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Week 5
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Start Date: November 20th
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Next Part: Week 6
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Week 5
Nov 20
13-15
80
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16
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rodan
November 26, 2021, 4:32pm
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It’s the dead of night, technically Saturday morning on Panorama Island, so here’s part 6!
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Week 6
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Start Date: November 27th
Previous Part: Week 5
Next Part: Week 7
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Week 6
Nov 27
16-18
95
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16
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rodan
December 5, 2021, 1:05am
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It may technically be Sunday on Panorama Island, but it’s Saturday in my heart.
Week 7!
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Week 7
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Start Date: December 4th
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Next Part: Week 8
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Week 7
Dec 04
19-20
110
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15
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Please note also this is a 2 chapter week (because the next chapter is quite long).
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Thanks for the heads up. I’ll time my teeth-brushing sessions accordingly.
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I should start doing that again.
I stopped reading at night because I was scared off by the warning… and never got back in the habit. I’m three weeks behind at the moment, I think
Edit: Ah, but only one chapter away from being two weeks behind. Let’s go.
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rodan
December 5, 2021, 2:08am
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Technically it was a declaration of enthusiasm! (albeit one for grave robbing and rotting corpses …)
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Enthusiasm?
Well, it wasn’t so bad (or at least very short) and nothing similar came up yet, so maybe I should just go back to my previous schedule. At one chapter a day, I should be able to catch up eventually.
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You could brush your teeth in the morning as well for a change though
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I do too! But I’m usually busy making sure my kids are ready to go at the same time. Mornings are hell!
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I’m in favor of this conversation.
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rodan
December 10, 2021, 7:59pm
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Time for the penultimate trip to Panorama Island!
I’ll warn it’s an intense section but I hope you bear with it for the last section next week!
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Week 8
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Start Date: December 11th
Previous Part: Week 7
Next Part: Week 9
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Week 8
Dec 11
21-23
126
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16
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rodan
December 18, 2021, 3:37am
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The 綺譚 reaches its end!! Last week!
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Week 9
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Week 9
Dec 18
24-25
142
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Don’t…
I would remind you that it’s two chapters instead of three this week but I feel like you can figure out where the reading ends on your own.
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rodan
December 18, 2021, 3:43am
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I won’t be posting the threads (or reading the book again), but I do hope you stick around (after a conveniently-timed break) for the next Advanced Book Club pick: 本陣殺人事件!
I definitely recommend it!
There’s some interesting continuity, as it’s written by 横溝正史 who was reportedly the original editor of Panorama Island as it was serialized (although it was written 20 years later than Panorama Island). I think he makes a super interesting contrast with Ranpo, and I hope you agree!
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Oh no, the page is all white! What do I do???
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If you encounter a white page in your booklet, you can raise your hand at any time, and a proctor will swap your copy with a correctly printed one.
Oh wait, was that the JLPT instructions?
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Hey, just wondering, would anyone be interesting in reading the longer Rampo novel, 孤島の鬼 as a spinoff group read? This is one of the books that the movie “Horrors of Malformed Men” was based on (along with パノラマ島綺譚). I just picked this one up from Book Off and might need some extra motivation to read it due to its length.
However, I did find an audio version on YouTube split into 10 parts, which could help us tackle it at a faster pace. I was thinking about starting in March. Any takers?