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Welcome to the 空っぽの少女と虹のかけら Book Club!
Natively level 23
Introduction
“Nobody would care if I disappeared…”
Poyoko is a girl who has lost all emotion, and feels unwanted by anyone in the world. On a class field trip one day, a mysterious voice lures her into another realm inhabited by beings not of this world. As she wanders through this strange place, a boy wearing an eerie mask appears before her….
A dark fairy tale centered on the “fragments of the rainbow” begins now.
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How it works
We create a reading schedule with a set number of pages to work through each week. Each week, we create a new discussion thread for that week’s reading. In those threads, we discuss everything from vocabulary and grammar to the characters and story. We try to help each other by contributing to the shared vocabulary list, answering each other’s questions, and keeping each other motivated.
How do I join in?
- Get yourself a copy of the book (see “Where to purchase” below)
- Click on the participation poll below to let us know you’re planning to join in
- Set this thread to “watching” so you get updates on the group (go just past the last post in this thread, click on the grey box that says “normal” or “tracking” and change this to “watching”)
Where to purchase
Amazon JP physical/digital
CD Japan physical
Rakuten physical/digital
BookWalker digital
Reading Schedule
| Week | Start Date | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 3 | 1-22 |
| 2 | Oct 10 | 23-50 |
| 3 | Oct 17 | 51-72 |
| 4 | Oct 24 | 73-98 |
| 5 | Oct 31 | 99-132 |
| 6 | Nov 7 | 133-156 |
| 7 | Nov 14 | 157-182 |
Warning: May contain spoilers.
Vocabulary lists
- 空っぽの少女と虹のかけら - The empty girl and the rainbow fragment Vocab sheet - Google Docs thank you @martywolfman for making this! Anyone can edit and add words, the more we add the better!
Resources and Links
- Jisho is a popular online Japanese-English dictionary.
- ichi.moe is a tool for parsing out sentences. You can type/paste in a whole sentence, and it will try to break it down into individual parts.
- Deepl will translate a sentence from Japanese to English. It’s not always right, so if you want to check your translation, it’s often better to ask in the thread.
Discussion Rules
- Please use spoiler tags for major events in the current chapter(s) and any content in future chapters.
- When asking for help, please mention the chapter and page number. Also, say what version of the book you are reading.
- Don’t be afraid to ask questions, even if they initially seem embarrassing. All of us are here to learn.
- To you lurkers out there: Join the conversation; it’s fun!
Membership
Will you be reading with us?
- Yes
- Yes, but I might start late
- Maybe
- No
Which version will you be reading?
- Digital
- Physical
