Reading Next: Yotsubato! [Yotsuba&-vol1cover-jp] Start date: July 11th Overview Welcome to our Japanese book club for absolute beginners! In this club, we choose a Japanese book and read it together. We then discuss the content of the book as well as the grammar and vocabulary. Experienced reader…

Ah, I only just saw this message. :cry: I’m sorry, it has just been hard to keep up. I enjoyed the book club very much, but simply couldn’t find space. I plan to join the Gal and Dino book club. It looks quite easy, so hopefully it will rekindle the pleasure to read in Japanese, and I can start ag…

Week 1 of Gal and Dino starts now! [image] Week 1 ギャルと恐竜・ Gal and Dino sauropod (Absolute Beginner Book Club) Book Clubs sauropod Welcome to Week 1 of ギャルと恐竜・ Gal and Dino nail_polish Learn more about the Absolute Beginner Book Club here Visit the home page…

Hi, I have lurked around the book club here a few times but never got to give it a go. I would now love to read the next book together with everyone. Is it already foreseeable when the next book gets announced? I already put this thread on “watching”. Thanks!

I shall forward the two answers I got and hope they’re helpful to you :cherry_blossom: answer 1 answer 2

I’ll be reading the shirokuma cafe today’s special series in this thread (unofficial club) if anyone wants to join! Natively level 21 (~JLPT N3 but the grammar is quite simple they usually just use some obscure words for puns) [image] polar_bear しろくまカフェ Today's Special Book …

Would you recommend that for someone who hasn’t read any book in Japanese yet and have my current level in WK (I’m assuming I’m N5 or so)?

So the big difference between the Absolute Beginner’s club (this thread) and the Beginner’s club (the linked thread) is that the Beginner’s club doesn’t require nominations to have furigana. (There’s also some stuff with difficulty ranges and reading speed, but to be honest that’s all based on best …

Something else I’ve found useful when picking books to read in Japanese is choosing books I’m already familiar with, or even reading them in my native language first (if it’s available). Knowing the broad strokes of the story is helpful when deciphering :slight_smile:

Thank you very much for your extensive and detailed answer :heart: I really appreciate it a lot :heart: You raise many good points, which make me hesitant of reaching such a decision. I’m working my way through Cure Doll slowly while exposing myself to different resources. I’m trying to learn the g…

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If you want to try your hand at something slightly harder, or just want a second book club to participate in, the next poll for the beginner book club is now starting!

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