Welcome to Week 2 of the 舞妓さんちのまかないさん・Kiyo in Kyoto 
Book Club!
| Week 2 | 7th of October 2023 |
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| Start Page | 22 |
| End Page | 36 |
| Chapters | Chapter 1, second half |
| Pages | 16 |
| Previous week | Week 1 |
| Next week | Week 3 |
| Home Thread | Here |
Vocabulary
舞妓さんちのまかないさん Volume 1 Vocabulary Sheet
Please read the guidelines on the first page before adding any words.
Discussion Guidelines
Everybody should feel free to post and ask questions–it’s what makes book clubs fun! But please do not post until you are familiar with Spoiler Courtesy!
Spoiler Courtesy
Please follow these rules to avoid inadvertent ネタバレ. If you’re unsure whether something should have a spoiler tag, err on the side of using one.
- Any potential spoiler for the current week’s reading need only be covered by a spoiler tag. Predictions and conjecture made by somebody who has not read ahead still falls into this category.
- Any potential spoilers for external sources need to be covered by a spoiler tag and include a label (outside of the spoiler tag) of what might be spoiled. These include but are not limited to: other book club picks, other books, games, movies, anime, etc. I recommend also tagging the severity of the spoiler (for example, I may still look at minor spoilers for something that I don’t intend to read soon).
- Any information from later in the book than the current week’s reading (including trigger warnings that haven’t yet manifested) needs to be hidden by spoiler tags and labeled as coming from later sections.
Instructions for Spoiler Tags
Click the cog above the text box and use either the “Hide Details” or “Blur Spoiler” options. The text which says “This text will be hidden” should be replaced with what you are wishing to write. In the case of “Hide Details”, the section in the brackets that is labelled “Summary” can be replaced with whatever you like also (i.e, [details=”Chapter 1, Pg. 1”]).
Hide Details results in the dropdown box like below:
Example
This is an example of the “Hide Details” option.
The “Blur Spoiler” option will simply blur the text it surrounds.
This is an example of the “Blur Spoiler” option.
Posting Advice
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When asking for help, please mention the page number, and check before posting that your question hasn’t already been asked. As the threads get longer, it becomes more convenient to use the Search function, which is located in the upper right corner of the forum. It is the magnifying glass which is near your profile picture! The best way to search is usually to type part of the sentence you are confused about, and select “in this topic”. This will show you all posts within the current thread which has that string of text.
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Be sure to join the conversation! It’s fun, and it’s what keeps these book clubs lively! There’s no such thing as a stupid question! We are all learning here, and if the question has crossed your mind, there’s a very good chance it has crossed somebody else’s also! Asking and answering questions is a great learning opportunity for everyone involved, so never hesitate to do so!
Example
For the Kindle version of this manga, the page numbers and the location number are always 3 apart. If you subtract 3 from the location, this will give you the accurate page number!
OR
Please use the chapter page numbers, instead of the volume page numbers. These are located in between the panels!
Proper Nouns
Feel free to add to this as new characters / places get introduced throughout the book.
Example:
| Name | Reading | Notes |
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| キヨ | きよ | Main character |
Participation
Will you be reading along with us this week?
- I’m reading along
- I have finished this part
- I haven’t reached this part yet
- I’m reading this book after the club has finished
- I’m still undecided if I will join
If you’ve already read this book but are still going to join the discussion, please select “I have finished this part.”
then you need to watch this video:
keeping up with it?) but I enjoyed the first chapter quite a bit! The couple of different tones/atmospheres it moves between from sequence to sequence both seem pleasant and the transitions fun.
I should have the time! From the first weeks read, found the dialectic stuff to be the most interesting and it took me a few pages to get used to, but I think I am getting the hang of it. Totally agree about it being better to read when you’re already full - lest unabated snacking urges consume me