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Welcome to BUTTER 
Where to buy
Japanese: BookWalker | Amazon.co.jp
Discussion Threads and Reading Schedule
We will start reading on January 31th, 2026. Page counts are estimates from a digital edition. Please reference the stopping points as chapters did not work as good break points.
We aim to read fast books at 30-50 pages per week and hard books at ~15 pages per week
Butter is considered a ‘fast’ book and I generally aimed for the lower end most weeks as while I calculated using an iPad mini, it still had fewer pages than the listed physical edition. The exception was the final week which I could have split into two very short weeks but opted instead to keep long as I figure towards the end people pick up a bit of steam anyways.
| Week | Start Date | Chapter | Page Count | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Jan 31 | until line break ending with 電車に乗り込んだ | 26 | 6% |
| Week 2 | Feb 07 | stop when you see chapter 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Week 3 | Feb 14 | until line break ending with 挑発するように揺れている | 32 | 20% |
| Week 4 | Feb 21 | until line break ending with どうしても食べてみたくなったのだ | 33 | 27% |
| Week 5 | Feb 28 | stop when you see chapter 7 | 44 | 37% |
| Week 6 | Mar 7 | stop at line break ending with 稀有な経験はないだろうと思う | 41 | 46% |
| Week 7 | Mar 14 | stop at line break ending with 両手を打ち鳴らした | 34 | 54% |
| Week 8 | Mar 21 | stop at the section beginning with 2月２４日 | 36 | 62% |
| Week 9 | Mar 28 | stop when you see the break 12 | 31 | 69% |
| Week 10 | Apr 4 | stop at line break ending さびしさがにじむことを。 | 40 | 78% |
| Week 11 | Apr 11 | stop at line break ending 再び汽笛が鳴った | 35 | 86% |
| Week 12 | Apr 18 | stop at the end of the book, not including 解説 | 55 | 98% |
Discussion Rules
- Please use spoiler tags for major events in the current chapter(s) and any content in future chapters.
- When asking for help, please mention things like chapter, page number, part of audio track, etc. Mentioning what version of the book you are reading may also help people locate the section
- Don’t be afraid of asking questions, even if they seem embarrassing at first. All of us are here to learn.
- To you lurkers out there: Join the conversation, it’s fun!
Member List
Are you planning to read Butter with the book club?
- Yes, I’m planning to read along
- Not sure
- Yes, but I’ll be starting fashionably late
- I had no intentions of reading the book, but I desire to click a poll
If so, which version will you be reading?
- Paperback
- eBook
- Audiobook
- Audio + text