Thanks for creating this thread!
I’m going to nominate a book I just started reading that I bought in Japan. It’s pretty doable for my level of reading, it’s just a tiny bit more complicated than なぜ?どうして? but it’s a lot more fun to read.
EDIT: Should probably add I’m probably just around N4 level (took N4 last December and I’m pretty confident I failed). If that gives any idea on difficulty.
WANTED - Short stories from the creator of One Piece
Summary
Author’s note:
"This is a 「masterpiece collection」. No matter what any of you say, this is a 「masterpiece collection」.
You could say these 「masterpieces」 are some of the few sucessful sucessors of the will of the countless one-shots out there that have been left to rot. To simply call them “short stories” would be such a shame.
Oh … but wait, on the cover, the sub-title says “Collection of short stories by Oda Eiichiro”…!!
Ah, whatever. "
Availability
I can’t seem to find an eBook version but I might have missed it.
Personal Opinion
It’s fun, the Japanese is readable, it’s not aimed at super young kids, and the level isn’t too complicated. Also, as it’s a manga, context from the illustrations can assist reader.
Pros and Cons for the Book Club
Pros
- Not ‘dry’
- Not aimed at young children
- Context from illustrations can assist in understanding
- Short stories means that people could jump in at any time and just jump in to the current story
- Furigana
Cons
- It’s shounen, so if you don’t like shounen you may not like it
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)
0 voters