It’s Time To Vote For The Next Book!
If you are interested in reading along with the Absolute Beginner Book Club, then please feel free to vote in this poll!
The list of options is below. The titles are hyperlinked to their respective nomination posts, which contains more information about the book as well as some sample pages.
The difficulty rating is based on feedback from folks looking at those sample pages, and so is very approximate! A score of 3 is considered to be “just right” for the club, with higher scores being a touch more difficult, and lower scores being easier, but since it is approximate, keep in mind that the scores may not be exact!
You have up to 5 votes, which can be changed up until the poll closes. I will keep the poll open until 2023-10-22T23:00:00Z, one week from now.
The intended start date for the next book is December 16th 2023.
| Book Title | Description | Difficulty Rating |
|---|---|---|
| こぐまのクーク物語 春と夏 | Kuuku the Bear Cub’s Story, Spring and Summer | 2.9 |
| 日本の昔ばなし | Japanese Folk Tales Collection Vol 1 (Issun-boshi and other stories) | 2.4 |
| もしかしたら名探偵 | Detective Milky Sugiyama | 2.4 |
| １０分で読めるこわい話1年生 | 10 minute reader - Scary stories (1st grade reader) | 3.0 |
Manga
| Manga Title | Description | Difficulty Rating |
|---|---|---|
| こばと | Kobato | 3.5 |
| あしょんでよッ ~うちの犬ログ | Let’s Plaaay - Our Dog, Log | 2.6 |
| 可愛いだけじゃない式守さん | Miss Shikimori is not just cute | 2.9 |
| 藤本タツキ短編集 17-21 | Fujimoto Tatsuki Short Story Collection 17-21 | 2.3 |
| ふだつきのキョーコちゃん | Fudatsuki no Kyoko-chan | 2.4 |
| ギャルと恐竜 | Gal & Dino | 2.5 |
| クリスタルハンタース | Crystal Hunters | 2.5 |
| 今日から始める幼なじみ | Will you be my childhood friend? | 2.8 |
| ガールズ＆パンツァー リトルアーミー | Girls und Panzer: Little Army | 2.5 * |
| ネトゲの嫁が人気アイドルだった | My wife in an online game is a popular idol | 3.0 * |
| 花野井くんと恋の病 | A Condition Called Love | |
| 桜井さんは気づいてほしい | Sakurai-san wants to be noticed! | |
| ドラえもん | Doraemon | |
| 玉藻の恋 | Tamamo no Koi |
- [Book] Kuuku the Bear Cub’s Story, Spring and Summer (2.9)
- [Book] Japanese Folk Tales Collection Vol 1 (Issun-boshi and other stories) (2.4)
- [Book] Detective Milky Sugiyama (2.4)
- [Book] 10 Minute Reader - Scary Stories (1st Grade Reader) (3.0)
- [Manga] Kobato (3.5)
- [Manga] Let’s Plaaay - Our Dog, Log (2.6)
- [Manga] Miss Shikimori is Not Just Cute (2.9)
- [Manga] Fujimoto Tatsuki Short Story Collection 17-21 (2.3)
- [Manga] Fudatsuki no Kyoko-chan (2.4)
- [Manga] Gal & Dino (2.5)
- [Manga] Crystal Hunters
- [Manga] Will you be my childhood friend?
- [Manga] Girls und Panzer: Little Army
- [Manga] My wife in an online game is an idol
- [Manga] A Condition Called Love
- [Manga] Sakurai-san wants to be noticed!
- [Manga] Doraemon
- [Manga] Tamamo no Koi