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Welcome to 雪国 - Snow Country 
Where to buy
Amazon JP | Bookwalker (角川文庫 - some footnotes) | Bookwalker (新潮文庫 - no footnotes)
Discussion Threads and Reading Schedule
We started reading on Oct 31st, 2020.
Week | Start Date | End Phrase | End Page (角川文庫) | End % | Page Count |
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Week 1 | Oct 31st | 寒いところへ来るものか | 19 | 11% | 12 |
Week 2 | Nov 7th | 東京に帰ったのだった | 40 | 21% | 21 |
Week 3 | Nov 14th | 紫光りの黒を強めた | 49 | 26% | 9 |
Week 4 | Nov 21th | 開いているように見えた | 65 | 35% | 16 |
Week 5 | Nov 28th | 時のように、かぶりを振った | 75 | 41% | 10 |
Week 6 | Dec 5th | 男は行商人かなにかだろう | 89 | 48% | 14 |
Week 7 | Dec 12th | 松虫鈴虫くつわ虫 (after song) | 109 | 60% | 20 |
Week 8 | Dec 19th | ただならぬものが感じられた | 127 | 70% | 18 |
Week 9 | Dec 26th | 墓参り一丁一丁一丁や (after song) | 142 | 78% | 15 |
Week 10 | Jan 2nd | 指しながら地の雪に立った | 154 | 85% | 12 |
Week 11 | Jan 9th | [END] | 178 | 98% | 24 |
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 mention what version of the book you are reading.
- Don’t be afraid of asking questions, even if they seem embarassing at first. All of us are here to learn.
- To you lurkers out there: Join the conversation, it’s fun!
Member List
Are you planning to read 雪国 - Snow Country with the book club?
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- Yes, but I might start late
- Not sure
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If so, which version will you be reading?
- eBook
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Additional Resources - Vocabulary lists
FloFlo Word List (Requires free account)
Proper Noun Readings
Name | Reading | Notes | Proof |
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島村 | しまむら | Our protagonist | |
葉子 | ようこ | The girl on the train | Furigana |
駒子 | こまこ | The girl in the village | Furigana |