Sounds great! And makes me officially behind in only one club.
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Just a reminder that we’ll continue with volume 3, chapter 1 discussion this week and start chapter 2 discussion next week.
*I made a mistake on the date. Since December 18 is a Sunday, the start date is actually the 17th to be consistent with our current reading schedule.
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The volume 3, chapter 1 discussion thread is now officially a discussion thread for the whole of volume 3. We’ll start discussing chapter 2 from this week!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone! Hope you all find some time to relax during the holiday season!
Discussion for volume 3, chapter 3 continues from here!
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Happy New Year! Hope this year brings much needed kindness to us all!
Sorry for the lateness, but feel free to continue discussion up to chapter 4 from here!
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How are you all doing? We’re starting chapter 5 (volume 3) from today. After this week’s reading, we’ll be halfway done with this volume!
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We have another 16-page reading for chapter 6 this week. Feel free to start discussing!
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This week’s reading is a little longer at 22 pages but I know you can do it. 
Chapter 7 discussion starts from here!
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Hey guys, after this week, we have 2 weeks left so that’s 2 chapters plus the あとがき. I think I’ll start posting a poll asking about interest for volume 4 and/or if a break is needed or not.
Until then, discussion for chapter 8 can start from here~
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And now Chapter 9 is a go!
As mentioned last week, here’s a poll on volume 4 interest. We have 3 active readers currently, so if you’re reading at a different pace but would like to read with the group and could use the break time to catch up, please vote! 
Are you interested in reading volume 4 with the group?
- Yes, I plan to
- Maybe, haven’t decided yet
- No, I’m dropping the series
- No, I’ll read at my own pace
- New idea (please comment)
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When do you want to start reading volume 4?
- Immediately (start Feb 18)
- 1 week later (start Feb 25)
- 2 weeks later (start March 4)
- 3 weeks later (start March 11)
- 1 month later (start March 18)
- New idea (please comment)
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I’m not sure about continuing. The series isn’t grabbing me though I do think it’s reasonable language practice, and there are bits I enjoy. Also, when it was on sale ages back I bought several volumes which pushes me towards still reading.
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I bought 2, 3, and 4 at the same time, so I have the next volume and I figure I may as well read it, but it’s possible I may end up dropping it, we’ll see. I won’t be continuing past that though. Which I’m disappointed about, because I did actually like the first book
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I just checked and I have volume 5 too!
I’ll probably read volume 4. I wouldn’t mind at least 1 week’s break though.
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Welcome to the last week of volume 3! Anything from the book is safe to discuss (with spoiler warnings of course).
I don’t mind a break if anyone could use it before starting volume 4. Is everyone okay with a 2 week break, or would a one-week break be better?
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2 week break ok for me - I’ve caught up, so could manage without, but I’m behind on several other clubs.
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I’m fine with 2 weeks too
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It sounds like it’s unanimously agreed that starting 2 weeks later works for everyone currently reading. Hopefully it helps those trying to catch up as well!
So we’ll start volume 4 on March 4th.
I’ve added a temporary schedule for volume 4 just above volume 3’s schedule. We’re looking at 12 chapters with the highest page count being chapter 12 at 18 pages plus 5 extra pages. It looks like 14-15 pages is the normal length for most chapters. If we continue at a pace of 1 week per chapter, we’ll finish by May 20.
Now for more polls!
Do you want to continue to read at 1 chapter per week?
- Yes, that’s fine
- Let’s go slower (please comment your preference)
- Let’s go faster (please comment your preference)
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Do we need a break halfway?
- Yes, a week break halfway
- No
- Let’s check in again a few weeks into reading
- New idea (please comment)
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How do you want to organize the next discussion thread?
- Same as before (all discussion for vol 4 in one thread)
- New discussion threads per chapter
- New idea (please comment)
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Welcome back to volume 4! The volume 4 discussion thread is up, and we can officially start discussing chapter 1 from today.
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Volume 4 chapter 2 discussion starts from this week:
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Volume 4 chapter 3 discussion is up!
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