Welcome to the
夜カフェ
Offshoot Book Club Home Thread!
This is a book club for the second book in the 夜カフェ series. Thanks to the wonderful @sumsum for their recommendation and our members for picking it, we read the first book with the Beginner Book Club and loved it so much we’ve decided to continue the series in an Offshoot Book Club. If you haven’t yet read the first book in the series yet, please find the Home Thread for 夜カフェ 1 here and then join us for the next book in the series when you’re done.
As is true with all book clubs, this thread and subsequent discussion threads will always be open for readers to ask questions and express their thoughts in regards to the reading, so feel free to jump in even if you’re several years from the future! Don’t be a stranger!
Before we can decide on the schedule and pacing, we’re going to take a vote, which means… to the polls (at the end of the post)!
In regards to the book outline below (for vol 2)
Below is the outline of the Table of Contents with the schedule and start date to be decided after a majority’s vote. Please note that there is a character list similar to the one at the start of book 1 as well as a recap of book 1 (both of which are two pages each). I decided not to include in the outline below and will leave it to each reader to decide whether they want to read them or not. Feel free to comment below if you feel strongly otherwise.
Please also note the page count for each chapter. Chapter 1 is a little heavy from the get go so we could split it into two weeks for those who want a slower pace in the beginning. On the other hand, chapters 2 and 3 are quite short and could be combined depending on how everyone feels. By chapter 7, the page count hits 20+ so we can either take a week break between chapters 6 and 7 or we can spend two weeks each on the remaining chapters (or both).
Volume 5 Official Reading Schedule
Week | Start Date | Chapter Title | Start Page | Page Count |
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Week 1 | July 1st | Ch 1 捨て猫 | 8 | 13 |
Week 2 | July 8 | Ch 2 トラ | 22 | 15 |
Week 3 | July 15 | Ch 3 うそつき | 37 | 12 |
Week 4 | July 22 | Ch 4 会いたい | 50 | 16 |
Week 5 | July 29 | Ch 5 学園祭 | 67 | 12 |
Week 6 | August 5 | Ch 6 猫耳ヘア | 81 | 19 |
Week 7 | August 12 | Ch 7 家族いろいろ | 103 | 20 |
Week 8 | August 19 | Break! | なし | なし |
Week 9 | August 26 | Ch 8 クレーム | 124 | 21 |
Week 10 | September 2 | Ch 9 里親 | 146 | 14 |
Week 11 | September 9 | Ch 10 さよなら | 160 | 22 |
Week 12 | September 16 | Extra pages including あとがき | 184 | 6 |
Volume 4 Discussion Thread
Volume 3 Discussion Thread
Volume 4 Reading Schedule
Week | Start Date | Chapter Title | Start Page | Page Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | March 4 | Ch 1 | 8 | 12 |
Week 2 | March 11 | Ch 2 | 21 | 16 |
Week 3 | March 18 | Ch 3 | 38 | 15 |
Week 4 | March 25 | Ch 4 | 55 | 15 |
Week 5 | April 1 | Ch 5 | 71 | 15 |
Week 6 | April 8 | Ch 6 | 86 | 13 |
Week 7 | April 15 | Ch 7 | 101 | 15 |
Week 8 | April 22 | Ch 8 | 118 | 14 |
Week 9 | April 29 | Ch 9 | 133 | 11 |
Week 10 | May 6 | Ch 10 | 145 | 15 |
Week 11 | May 13 | Ch 11 | 161 | 14 |
Week 12 | May 20 | Ch 12 & extra pages | 176 | 18 |
Volume 3 Reading Schedule
Week | Start Date | Chapter Title | Start Page | Page Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | December 10 | Ch 1 | 8 | 22 |
Week 2 | December 17 | Ch 2 | 31 | 13 |
Week 3 | December 24 | Ch 3 | 45 | 27 |
Week 4 | December 31 | Ch 4 | 74 | 17 |
Week 5 | January 7 | Ch 5 | 92 | 16 |
Week 6 | January 14 | Ch 6 | 109 | 16 |
Week 7 | January 21 | Ch 7 | 127 | 22 |
Week 8 | January 28 | Ch 8 | 151 | 19 |
Week 9 | February 4 | Ch 9 | 170 | 23 |
Week 10 | February 11 | Ch 10 + Extra pages | 193 | 9 |
Volume 2 Reading Schedule
Week | Start Date | Chapter Title | Start Page | Page Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
Week 1 | Aug 6 | Ch 1: 線香花火 | 8 | 20 |
Week 2 | Aug 13 | Ch 2: あこがれの先輩 | 27 | 9 |
Week 3 | Aug 20 | Ch 3: 夏野菜カレー | 35 | 7 |
Week 4 | Aug 27 | 1st BREAK | 0 | 0 |
Week 5 | Sept 3 | Ch 4: 友だち | 41 | 13 |
Week 6 | Sept 10 | Ch 5: サプライズ | 53 | 19 |
Week 7 | Sept 17 | Ch 6: ヤキトリ | 71 | 18 |
Week 8 | Sept 24 | 2nd BREAK | 0 | 0 |
Week 9 | Oct 1 | Ch 7: ウジウジモード | 88 | 21 |
Week 10 | Oct 8 | Ch 8: ケンカ | 108 | 21 |
Week 11 | Oct 15 | Ch 9: 世界は広い | 128 | 22 |
Week 12 | Oct 22 | Ch 10: トイレ事件 | 149 | 23 |
Week 13 | Oct 29 | Ch 11: 夜カフェス | 171 | 24 |
Week 14 | Nov 5 | Ch 12: 本番 | 194 | 8 |
Week 15 | Nov 12 | Hanabi’s Recipe & あとがき | 201 | 5 |
Vocabulary List
It’s likely that a number of the words used in book 1 will appear again in book 2. But for good measure, we’ll keep a vocab list going for those who want to pop in with the words they’ve looked up. This is a team effort, so the more people contribute to the list, the more you’re helping others and yourself!
Book 2 Vocab List: If you have the time to contribute, everyone in the group will appreciate it! Thanks in advance!
Participation
Are you planning to read 夜カフェ2 along with the book club?
- Yes, definitely
- No, not really interested now
- Maybe (haven’t decided yet)
- Maybe (but I’ll catch up later)
- I’m reading ahead but will join in discussions
- I’m from the future and reading it way later
Book Version
If so, which version will you be reading?
- Paperback
- eBook
Schedule
How soon do you want to start reading/discussing?
- The week after book 1 ends (start time: July 16th)
- 2 weeks after book 1 ends (start time: July 23rd)
- 1 month after book 1 ends (start time: August 6th)
- No preference
- Other (please comment with details)
Pacing
What pacing works for you?
- 1 chapter per week and a week break between chapters 6 and 7
- 1 chapter per week with no break
- Half a chapter per week
- About 10 pages per week (shorter chapters we can cover in one week and others will be split in half)
- No preference
- Other (details in comment)
Discussion Threads
How should we divide the discussion threads?
- New thread for each chapter
- New thread for each week’s discussion
- In the case of splitting chapters, keep all discussion of that chapter in the same thread
- No preference
- Other (please comment)