Absolute Beginners Book Club // Reading Next: Doraemon

[Micki]

ミラーさん (Mr Miller)

Thanks to @emucat for recommending this book!

Summary

The novelization of “Minna no Nihongo” - a popular Japanese textbook.

This is a novel featuring Mike Miller, which can be read after completing the beginner level of this textbook.

The story follows the conversations, example sentences, exercises and questions in Minna no Nihongo for Beginners I, so it will be more enjoyable for those who have studied the Minna no Nihongo series thoroughly (or, presumably, similar level of another textbook).

The stories are written within the vocabulary and grammar of Minna no Nihongo for Beginners I and II, making them ideal for students who have already completed the beginner level. You will feel a sense of achievement in having read a whole novel in Japanese.

Amazon says it consists of 18 short independent stories, but Emucat who has read the book says it reads as a novel split into chapters.

Availability

Physical: CD Japan : Amazon JP

Ebook: Book Walker : Kindle

Price: 1100 Yen (1000 Yen without Japanese Tax)

Pros and Cons for the Book Club

Pros

• Written for learners - so the grammar and vocab are confined to a more basic level

• Easily available on ebook including amazon.com and amazon.co.uk (i.e. can read on your normal kindle)

Cons

• Not native material

• Content may be more dry, could read a bit like a textbook

Pictures

Table of Contents

Opening Pages

This was all I could get from Book Walker but should be enough to get the idea.

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)