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桜蘭高校ホスト部 by 葉鳥 ビスコ : x pages
コンビニ人間 by 村田 沙耶香 : x pages
A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar : x entries
Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher : x chapters
Challenge Plan
Plan
My plan for this challenge is to focus on reading, not specifically reading in Japanese. Meaning even if I read books/stories in English or Swedish, I will count it and update (if I want to). And that is partly because the two main things I’m reading in Japanese right now can feel a lot like deciphering or I’m reading material I’ve seen a hundred times (anime). Both of which takes away from the enjoyment of getting lost in the story.
Also, I’ve spent the past six months (aka the previous two challenges) trying to get both Japanese reading and general fiction reading (99% in English) going together and mostly failing at both. While there are only small pockets of Japanese reading that feels like regular reading (aka no to only a few lookups per book/volume), I want to start treating it as regular reading. Eventually it will be. If starting now helps me get a regular reading habit, then I’m going for it.
Maybe it doesn’t work, but I’ll try.
For my yearly goals, I’m 1 manga volume behind, which is basically nothing. For my VN and book (in Japanese) goals, I feel like I’m one book or VN behind, since I’m reading two of each. That will be a bigger hurdle to clear for sure. For my regular (mostly English) reading of 1 book per week, I’m 10 books behind. But I will be counting any books I read in Japanese for it, and will also count the grammar dictionary (if I finish it from front to back), because I’ve always included non-fiction. I’m also not worried about the English reading, considering I finished most of my currently finished 16 books in a 3 week span. So if I get into another binge, I can catch up easily.
What I’ve Finished This Year / Challenge
| # | Title for Finished Japanese books/manga/games | Type | Challenge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Orange 6 |
Manga | Winter  |
| 2 |  ホテル・メッツァペウラへようこそ ３ |
Manga | Winter |
| 3 | Orange 7 |
Manga | Winter |
| 4 |  古見さんは、コミュ症です。１ |
Manga | Winter |
| 5 | 古見さんは、コミュ症です。２ |
Manga | Spring |
| 6 | 古見さんは、コミュ症です。３ |
Manga | Spring |
| 7 |  ふらいんぐうぃっち１ |
Manga | Spring |
| 8 |  ルーパーズ |
Visual Novel | Spring |
| 9 | ふらいんぐうぃっち２ |
Manga | Summer |
| 10 | ふらいんぐうぃっち３ |
Manga | Summer |
| 11 | 桜蘭高校ホスト部１ |
Manga | Summer |
In English
| # | Title and Author of Finished Books in English | Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hot Rock by Donald E. Westlake | Winter |
| 2 | The Hunter by Richard Stark (pen name of Donald E. Westlake) | Winter |
| 3 | Raine by Anthea Sharp | Winter |
| 4 | The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams | Winter |
| 5 | Wild Sign by Patricia Briggs* | Winter |
| 6 | Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs* | Winter |
| 7 | Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs* | Winter |
| 8 | Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs | Winter |
| 9 | Hideaway by Nora Roberts* | Winter |
| 10 | Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts* | Winter |
| 11 | Encore in Death by JD Robb | Winter |
| 12 | The Dip by Seth Godin* | Winter |
| 13 | Heroic Hearts (anthology) | Winter |
| 14 | V is for Vulnerable by Seth Godin and Hugh MacLeod* | Spring |
| 15 | Fortune’s Flower by Anthea Lawson | Spring |
| 16 | The War of Art by Steven Pressfield* | Spring |
| 17 | Murder at Pemberley by PD James | Spring |
*rereads
Yearly Goals
Goals
In Japanese
10/16 manga
0/2 books
1/2 visual novels
In English, Swedish or Japanese
17/52 books/novels
What I’m Reading
| Reading | Type | Status | Club | |
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BU$TAFELLOWS | Visual Novel | Paused | VN club offshoot |
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Girl Friends | Manga | Reading v1 | |
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ふらいんぐうぃっち | Manga | Out of volumes | Previous BBC pick |
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桜蘭高校ホスト部 | Manga | Reading v2 | Independent club |
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舞妓さんちのまかないさん | Manga | Starting Sep 30th | BBC |
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この美術部には問題がある！ | Manga | Starting late Nov | BBC |
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コンビニ人間 | Book | Reading | Independent club |
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Misc Japanese reading | Variable | ||
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A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar | Grammar | Reading | Independent club |
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Fiction/Nonfiction in English | Book(s) | Reading |
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