wowzers, nice one!
that was the unanimous opinion in the Natively club! It’s wild how my feelings reading this book oscillate between - “I’m a Japanese genius” and “I know nothing” 
Whew, glad it’s not just me, haha. I was feeling really humbled this morning reading it, especially compared to the previous fishing taiyaki chapter, which felt like a breeze.
I will join that time, saw the first edition too late.
It’s probably appropriate to read level appropriate stuff. I will cruch out all todaku stuff.
How do you guys keep track of reading time ? Just set a timer?
I use a stopwatch on my phone.
to be honest, I find timing my reading really annoying so I don’t do it. For this challenge - I just looked at a clock when I started reading and made a rough estimate / rounded to nearest 15 min after a session. It doesn’t have to be perfect, after all.
Alright, how would you handle look ups for grammar? Does that count as reading time?
I ask this because I might be look at grammar exp a lot. ( I should prob refrain from extensive reading up on the point. Just get the gist and move on not with dive in with the DoJG right?)
yeah, that’s exactly why I find it annoying to track time (in general daily, I don’t mean for this event), because it draws attention away from things that are important. I think it’s good to take the time when reading to think about things, reread, look things up, etc - and not feel bad or like there is a time pressure! For the purposes of this challenge, I think the spirit of it is - how much real time/effort are we putting into making progress on our reading. Therefore, I counted all that time (grammar lookups, thinking, etc) . It takes as long as it takes! Some works will take longer per page and others less time as a result. From the comments it sounded like that’s how others mostly did it, too.
an aside about strategies for daily use to track reading but not worry about real time
On my log, to avoid timing myself, I track characters. But I still report it as time (that it would take a fluent speaker to read aloud) because 15 minutes just feels more tangible to discuss than 3000 characters. But in real time it takes me anywhere from 2-10 times as much time as the fluent read aloud time. (my conversion rate is 200 characters = 1 min and it tracks approximately good enough with Satori and my first audiobook)
Ah makes sense. I do the same when timing my reading it is including lookups. In that case I already have book I want to read. Graded Reader from kobo that I can phrase in ManabiReader so lookups will be effortless. With the latest update in the app it’s now possible to direct the lookups to Monokakido “Dictionaries” app. It’s a real pleasure to use.
Gonna read now as we speak got make the kanji stick and use the language. Looking forward to this event. In the event it’s on monday I might take day off to read all day, with e-reader at hand and do yomitan lookups.
I tracked one chapter and then calculated the rest from that. It’s probably not completely accurate especially as my speed picked up during later chapters but then again we aren’t chemists here and don’t need to weigh things by the gram.
As for lookups, they’re included. They count as (intensive) reading in my book.
In general, I never ever track my time because it distracts me and puts me in a “try to go as fast as possible!” mindset. But for the purpose of this challenge, I decided to be very loose with it, noting my stop time if I reached the end of a chapter or if I noticed my attention waning, but generally including look-ups and related research into my reading time. It’s not precise to the second but it does the job of giving me a somewhat realistic metric.
This exactly. If I am putting effort into my reading with look-ups, then I absolutely count them in my time. If I start to fall down a rabbit hole of unrelated grammar or Wikipedia explanations, however, I either redirect myself back to reading or I make a note of the stopping time.
Second reading session: 30mins (roughly, stopped and started a few times)
Material: 不思議駄菓子屋
Pages: 3
Was only a page or so away from the end of a book club section so I read that, paused to look at the thread, then read a lil more. Will probably get another reading session in before bed!
Third reading session: 20 mins
Material: 不思議駄菓子屋
Pages: 2
Ok, was doing some reading before bed and I think I’m hitting the head hurty wall on Japanese reading for today so gonna call it a night!
Total: 13 pages in 2 hrs 35 mins, one source
Thanks taiyousea for hosting and also for letting me join on a different day haha, hopefully next time I’ll be off from work and be able REALLY pummel my brain with Japanese.
YESSS GREAT JOB SOGGY!! 
I think you might be the last readathon reader(?) so your stats will bring us to our final numbers! Thank you for committing to the readathon even though it was inconvenient timing for you 
Yayyyyy! I added my results to the totals 
Hi, everyone! We’re about a month out from the next Readathon and I wanted to get some community input on the best date for participation in the challenge.
Each 24-Hour Readathon takes place on a solstice/equinox date (because it sounds cool and is easy to track 
) and the next event will be the Fall Equinox on Sunday, Sept. 22. However, we can easily move the challenge to take place before or after the exact date if it seems that more people will be able to get involved on a different day.
Please vote in the poll and/or reply with comments you may have. Remember that timezones do not matter, everyone reads in their local time, so choose the date(s) that personally work best for you to sit around and eat books all day.
Please choose the Fall Readathon dates that work best for you:
This is an anonymous poll and your vote can be changed at any time.
- Friday, 20th September
- Saturday, 21st September
- Sunday, 22nd September
- Monday, 23rd September
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I’ll leave this open until Friday the 6th so I’ll have two-ish weeks to get the thread up before starting.
In the Summer Solstice challenge, 16 participants collectively read for over 43 hours and finished 2,500 pages and 56,000 characters. This will be our record to beat for next time… I’m already planning my book stack ahead of time 
FAQ
Who can participate?
Anyone! This challenge is open to anyone of any reading level. Our goals are community-based, so every little bit helps us smash our previous reading record!
Do I need to read for 24 full hours?
No, this challenge takes place over a 24-hour period but you are only expected to read for the amount of time that you’re able. Some of us may make it a personal challenge to read for as many hours within that period as possible, but even 1 hour of reading is an admirable feat!
Do the books need to be in Japanese?
Yes, this challenge is meant to encourage us to read more Japanese. If you read other language books, please do not count them in the overall tally.
What if I’m busy that day?
There is some flexibility with the date – you are welcome to attempt the challenge on the following day, but please choose a reasonable time distance. A day or two after the official finish is fine, but if you won’t have a chance until the following week, waiting until the next Solstice/Equinox may be your best choice.
If you have other questions, feel free to ask!
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Oh it looked like so much fun when you did it last time! I will definitely join this time!
If the date end-up not working out for me I hope it’s okay that I do it the day before or after!
Yay I’m so glad you’re joining! It was super fun last time but it was missing your presence ^–^ Doing the challenge on an off-day is totally fine, I hope to choose the date that will have the most forum user availability!
Oooh this is perfect - I will be on the train for 10+ hours on the Friday, so what could be better than reading books all the time? 
and as I’ll be busy the other days, I will run my personal challenge on the Friday no matter the poll result…
Now on to decide what to read on that day… 
Ahhh I’m jealous, that sounds like the perfect reading environment! (will you beat @javerend 's readathon record of 9 hours of reading in one day…? 
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