時をかける少女 Home Thread (Beginner Book Club)

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When we read 魔女の宅急便, it was really interesting that at the beginning of the book 10 pages per week was really hard, but by the end of the book it was really easy. For this reason, my proposed schedules accelerate the amount read throughout the book.

Page counts are approximate, but I tried to represent the pages of actual content, not including pictures. Both proposed schedules include three “ease-in” weeks where only one chapter is read per week (~5 pages per week), to help acclimate people who aren’t used to reading books. After week three, two chapters will be read per week (~10 pages per week). The slower schedule does this to the end of the book, while the faster schedule switches to three chapters per week (~15 pages per week) later on.

Proposed Slower Schedule

Week	Chapter(s)	Page Count
Week 1	理科教室の黒い影	5
Week 2	ラベンダーのかおり	7
Week 3	地鳴りと震動	6
Week 4	夢と現実のあいだ きのうやった問題	9
Week 5	くるった火曜日 今夜まで待て！	11
Week 6	パジャマを着ていた そのとき暴走トラックが……	11
Week 7	見つけた、”相談相手” 時間を跳躍すること	10
Week 8	四日前のあの現場へ 夜さまよう町かど	11
Week 9	きのうへの旅、おとといへの旅 ふたたび現場にきた	10
Week 10	侵入者はだれか？ 未来からきた少年	10
Week 11	西暦二六六〇年 意外な告白	9
Week 12	未来人・現代人 その名はケン・ソゴル	9
Week 13	消された記憶 いつか会う人	9

Proposed Faster Schedule

Week	Chapter(s)	Page Count
Week 1	理科教室の黒い影	5
Week 2	ラベンダーのかおり	7
Week 3	地鳴りと震動	6
Week 4	夢と現実のあいだ きのうやった問題	9
Week 5	くるった火曜日 今夜まで待て！	11
Week 6	パジャマを着ていた そのとき暴走トラックが……	11
Week 7	見つけた、”相談相手” 時間を跳躍すること	10
Week 8	四日前のあの現場へ 夜さまよう町かど きのうへの旅、おとといへの旅	16
Week 9	ふたたび現場にきた 侵入者はだれか？ 未来からきた少年	15
Week 10	西暦二六六〇年 意外な告白 未来人・現代人	14
Week 11	その名はケン・ソゴル 消された記憶 いつか会う人	13

What are your thoughts on these schedules?

• Commit to the slower schedule (no adjustments later)
• Commit to the faster schedule (no adjustments later)
• Commit to the slower schedule for now, but vote on changing to the faster schedule later
• Other (please give your proposed schedule)