I haven’t seen any recommendations yet, so I’ll add one! This is a series I’ve read recently (no longer a beginner atm) but I think it should be good for the absolute beginner thread. Lemme know if it’s not absolute-beginner level, but I think it’s definitely easier than shirokuma.
結婚しても恋してる
Summary
“Even if we’re married, I want to know more about you. I love you.” A semi-autobiographical story about the daily life of a married couple and their three children.
Availability
book: amazon
ebook: amazon | pixiv
Personal Opinion
It’s a light and sweet read.
Pros and Cons for the Book Club
Pros
- Most of the chapters are short, making it easy to read in little batches
- It’s a sweet comedy about family life so it should appeal to different demographics
- furigana!
- the first two chapters (and most of the third volume) are available for free on pixiv
- the children talk in normal/casual Japanese (and not babytalk-Japanese)
- I’ve already read it so I can set up the weekly threads and answer questions
Cons
- no animals
Pictures
Difficulty Poll
How much effort would you need to read this book?
- No effort at all
- Minimal effort
- Just right
- Challenging
- Impossible, even with everyone’s help
- I don’t know (please click this if you’re not voting seriously)
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