My book finally came in yesterday! I still can’t edit the main post if someone could possibly be so kind as to update my status, it’d be much appreciated.
I’m really excited to start reading it but after looking at the first page I realize I probably won’t be able to keep up with the 5 pages a day reading speed, since it took me like 45 minutes to translate the first 5 sentences alone…
(Granted, that’s mostly b/c I had to look up kanji. The grammar seems mostly Genki I level, which is relieving.)
Do you want it changed to “have the book” or “reading”? I’ll just change it to “reading” for now, but if that’s wrong just let us know and I/someone will fix it.
I asked a Japanese friend for a book which has not to difficult Japanese and almost every Japanese knows, e.g. a book which is frequently read at school. I think it’s good to sink into Japanese culture Well, she suggested the following book:
Per the plan for No. 6, tomorrow we start Chapter 2. I’d love to keep as many people involved as possible so just out of curiosity and to gauge how the pace is working:
Just FYI: I’m only ahead because I started early. From this point, I think the current pace might be unsustainable for me (especially once I start a new, full-time job on the 21st), and a few others as well. Especially when we get to Chapter 3, which is 50 pages, compared to the 36 and 41 pages, respectively, of Chapters 1 & 2. Then again, reading speed may keep picking up as we go, though I’m sure that will vary individually as well.
Put haven’t started, planning to, as I’m still waiting for the book =/
Slow shipping is slow… But I will be a very slow reader anyway, if I can even read it at all at my current level =P
Yeah, I was busy studying for a math exam for half the week so I didn’t start reading until Thursday. also I’ve been timing myself and I read about 1 page every 30 minutes. At first I was looking up everything and searching through our thread, then I tried just only looking up definitions and highlighting the sentences I don’t understand, planing to come back at the end of the chapter, but I’m still at about 1 page every 30 minutes. So I’m looking at about 15 hours a week, around 2 hours a day. I can try to catch up now, but once I start school (the 20th) I don’t think I can keep up this pace. sad face
So, we can make a second thread for the slower people, or we can adjust the pace. So far it seems you, @LucasDesu, @polv, and I also want to assume @riccyjay can keep the pace. As @Caracal is unsure if she can keep up the pace either. So It would be up to you guys, Do you want us to branch off into a another thread, or are you okay with going slower?