What about another naze doushite book? There are at least two more second year books and if people think it’s appropriate for the ABJBC, then maybe a third year book?
Right, we need to add the gratef readers, too most of them have interesting storys and are possibly more on our actual level. We could try one of those online only readers from the app
How do I know which book club to join (between this one and the regular beginner book club)? I’m sitting between N5 and N4 currently, but my vocab isn’t super great. That said, I’m not opposed to having to look up vocab that I don’t know… Thanks in advance for any help!
Your best option is probably to look at some of the sample pages from things we might be reading
The Beginners’ Book Club just recently voted on what we’ll be reading next (the difficulty does vary from pick to pick). First, we’ll be tackling Girls’ Last Tour. After that, we’re going to be reading Zenitendou, The Mysterious Sweet Shop.
At those links you should be able to find some sample pages. Of course, you can expect to need a dictionary, and you’ll be able to ask people in the club for help with things you don’t understand!
I think if you look in the OP of this thread you’ll also be able to find sample pages from some of the current nominations for the Absolute Beginners’ Club.
I think seanblue usually keeps the ones for the Beginners’ Club open until the voting dries up, which is usually a few days after opening it. Definitely never stays open longer than a week.
@emucat - If this thread is the main thread for the ABJBC then it really needs a list of all the books that have already been read at that level. So far there have been:
にゃんにゃん - you don’t yet have a link in the OP to this one
なぜ?どして? - this one you have a link to
Yotsuba - this originated from the original bookclub but then took on a life of its own, and we are about to start vol.7, the ABJBC OP really needs a link to the Yotsuba meta-thread
Like I say, I think the ABJBC is a great idea, so I hope this helps!
There was also the fairy tales (at least two sets mentioned. One has been formally nominated in the other group but will be moved here (set of 18) , the other was mentioned and linked to on amazon, and has a more painted style) , and the manga Chi’s Sweet home belongs more in this group than the other.
And there are three kinds of graded readers (two brands, one ( にほんご多読ブックス) physical only, one (white rabbit) has physical and digital but no story are both places)
I can make proper nominations tomorrow (it is very late), but Chi and the set of 18 fairytales has proper ones on the other group at least (will re do them here anyway, as we’ll get a different score on the voting most likely)
But please hold of on voting for next until I get them ready. Will have all the ones mentioned formally nominated tomorrow =)
@emucat, you might want to keep control of the editing rights, but if you make the OP a wiki then other people might be able to help with adding nominations and things like that ^^
I think you have to have a certain Trust Level to be able to edit wikis, so not everyone will be able, but some people should be able to help out now. I can’t remember whether Member is enough or whether you have to be a Regular