A bookshelf full of books that canโt be read?!? 
Iโm torn between not liking the door for that principle (however cool it is) and just accepting that itโs another cool absurdism like the soda stream sewing machine.
Seriously thank you for bringing this place up. Itโs so cool and I totally want to get sliders and onion rings via mail tube some day 
Yeah, sadlyโฆ but I guess the books would just topple over a lot and make the door jam a lot, which wouldnโt be nice eitherโฆ (also itโs an automatic door which opens when you approach, so how would you ever be able to take a book from that shelf? 
)
I donโt exactly trust the Bookwalker app percentages (based on some weird quirks I encountered), but
Eh, why not? I read 900 without much effort, and you read faster than I do, so this sounds totally plausible to me. The Tuberose books alone amount to 550 pages, plus the other books you read. 
So I take the ratio between the Amazon page number and the Bookwalker app page number as my base measure. Iโm sure this does not align 100% already as the physical book may have some blank pages or something at the start and the end. But when I start reading, I take note of the ebook page number where the first chapter starts, and I donโt take the pages before it into account when calculating the difference. E.g. I havenโt started reading this one yet, so the table looks like this initially:
and the difference formula is โphysical pages - 2.91โ while for all subsequent entries the formula is โdelta of physical pages wrt the previous entryโ.
When I start reading I just update that row with the date and the actual page up to where I read, and it calculates the difference of read pages correctly.
For the end of the book, I just go up to where I read and then call it a day. E.g. in my first post, for AGE22 I read up to ebook page 410 while the Bookwalker app shows me 415 pages in that book.
For blank pages in between, thatโs just what it is I donโt discount them or anything. Same with pictures (I rarely read books with pictures in them but e.g. The Little Prince had a lot of them) or differences in font (once again a shoutout to The Little Prince who had much less text on one page, bumping my reading speed to almost 30 pages per hour 
). But itโs like with dialog-heavy pages vs. descriptive pages, this is just a factor for a given book, and Iโm not going to do a character count in order to mitigate that 
Yes, that.
It all boils down to what you want to put into it and what you want to get out of it. Looks like youโre capturing the essence of interesting information with minimal overhead, and that is probably even better than my approach in the long run!
I havenโt read a lot the last few days. Recently got home from a long trip and going away for work soon, so sorting the house.
31/1 7 pages Spy Family, 2 page ๅคใซใใง
1/2 6 pages Spy Family
Also, someone Iโve worked with for a long time died suddenly yesterday. Found out today. Hadnโt seen him for the 2 months Iโd been away. Iโm sad.
Oh no! 
My condolences.
Iโm so sorry for your loss. 
2 ๆ 1 ๆฅ
ใใใใไธๆใฎ้ซๆจใใ Volume 1 Chapter 4 
Finished chapter four titled ็ญใใฌ. Read through the full chapter last week. I pretty much got the gist of what was happening but I canโt translate the text word per word and some of the internal dialogue by Nishikata just passed through my head. So I went through it again with the vocab list and grammar points from the ABBC forum. As for the ABBC that starts on Feb 18, Iโm still thinking whether or not I follow the page by page translations like some people do in the threads, or just have fun with it and be a lurker in the forum.
My first ABBC was a science book so word by word translations were easy, I donโt know how well it works with manga. Doing direct translations was a good learning tool, though.
I just looked through the ABBC for the science book and some of the discussion threads and now Iโm thinking about getting that textbook and reading it too! Thanks for the tip off. Seems like Iโd learn a lot of useful words.
Feb 1, Wed of Week 6 of Winter Q1 2023 
War, and then now I know what will happen in the last volume
็ขงใใ
ใใ็ฐ
ๅใใ
1st feb
well, new month, here we go! more ่ฒๅธซ today, chapter 3 was a snowy one! the vibes in this one were great, this one might end up being my favourite for this volume. some of the specifics of the text again went over my head (especially that starting narration, hoo boy) but overall i found this one pretty easy to follow.
also got some new books (my reward to myself for passing the jlpt) so iโm debating reading one of those next week
iโm sorry for your loss 
iโve been there and itโs a strange feeling
squints ooh is that a yorushika album?
edit: oh no why did it reply to nicole 
sorry!
My condolences.
The Tanuki Kotatsu Reading Den
February 1st
ๆฐๆธๅคช้ฃ่จ progress: 06.24% // Volume I: 72.32% 
Had some extra free time today and ended up getting a bit engrossed in reading.
็ขใใฃใฝใใใใใฃใฝใใผ Not enough; unsatisfactorily
ๅ ่
ใใใใใใใผ Young person (archaic)
ไธ่ธใใฐใใใใใผ Versatility
็ฌใใใใใใใผ Hairpin
้
ท่ใใใใฏใใใผ Cruel; inhumane; brutal
ๅฌถใใใใใใผ Wife
ไบกใใใชใใใผ (Prefix) the late; the deceased
Probably some spoilers, but this is a historic novel, so can spoilers really exist for things that have (for the most part) actually happened
Volume I: 1535 - 15??
(Currently 1554/5)
ๆฅๅใใฒใใใ- Hideyoshi (as child)
Nicknames: ็ฟใใใใ/ ้ๅฃฒใใใฏใใใใ
Family
ๆจไธๅผฅๅณ่ก้ใใใฎใใ ใใใใใ- Father
โ โ ไน่ฅใใใจใใใ- Old friend (serves under ็น็ฐ)
็ญ้ฟๅผฅใใกใใใฟใใผ Step-father
ๅคงๆฟๆใใใใพใใฉใใใ// also ใๅฅๅ ใใใชใใใผ Mother
ใใคใฟ - Older sister
ๅฐ็ซนใใใกใใ- Baby brother
ๅ ่คๆธ
ๆญฃใใใจใ ใใใพใใ// also ๅผพๆญฃใใ ใใใใใ- Ojisan (only distantly related (before marriage))
โ Married to: ใใใค (sister of ใๅฅๅ )
Friends & Acquaintances
ไป็ใใซใใใ- Big kid friend
ๆผ็ฆใใใตใใ(Nickname - full name: ็ฆๅคช้ใใตใใใใ) // ๆฅๆฏ็ฆใใใใใใตใใ(Chinese name/birth name) - Timid kid friend (older than Hideyoshi)
โ ไบ้ๅคงๅคซ ใใใ ใ ใใใ// ็ฅฅ็ใใใใใใใ(Chinese name) - Father
โ ๆขจ็ดใใใใใ- Mother
ๆจๆฌก้ใใใฆใใใใ- Previous servant to ไบ้, later the adoptive father of ๆผ็ฆ, and owner of a tea ware shop - and employer of, and master to, Hideyoshi
Hachisuka Clan
่้ ่ณๅฐๅ
ญใใฏใกใใ ใใใใ(also ๆญฃๅ ใใพใใใคใ) - Head of the Hachisuka clan
โ ไธๅ
ใใชใชใใ- Younger brother
โ Married to ๆพๆณขใใพใคใชใฟใ
โ โ ไบไธใใใใใกใ- Son
Retainers:
็จฒ็ฐๅคง็ๅฉใใใชใ ใใใใฎใใ]
้ๅฑฑๆฐไธใใใใใพ ใใใใกใ
้ทไบๅไนไธใใชใใ ใฏใใฎใใใใ
ๆพๅๅ
ๅ ใใพใคใฐใ ใใใฟใ
Others:
ๅฝๅใใใซใใใ- Gunsmith/blacksmith
ๆธก่พบๅคฉ่ตใใใใชใน ใฆใใใใ- Deserter - Nobushi (Nephew to Koroku)
้ฃๆณขๅ
่จใใชใใฐ ใชใใใ- Spy disguised as a Komuso
ไป็ฐๅฝฆๅใใซใฃใ ใฒใใใ
ใใ- Subordinate
(่้ ่ณๆญฃๅฉใใฏใกใใ ใพใใจใใ- previous head of the Hachisuka clan)
Saito Clan
((questionable) Alliance with the Hachisuka clan)
ๆ่ค ้ไธใใใใจใ ใฉใใใใ- Head of the Saito clan
โ ๆ่ค็พฉ้พใใใใจใ ใใใใคใ(also: ้ซๆฟใใใใพใใ) - Son
ๆๆบ ๅ
็งใใใใก ใฟใคใฒใงใ(common name: ๅๅ
ต่กใใใ
ใในใใ) - serves under Dosan
โ ๅๅธใใพใใใกใ- Underling / foot soldier
ๅผฅๅนณๆฒปๅ
ๆฅใใใธใใ ใฟใคใฏใใ- Retainer (cousin to Jyubei)
โ ๆๆบๅ
ๅฎใใใใก ใฟใคใใใ- Father
Oda Clan
็น็ฐไฟก็งใใใ ใฎใถใฒใงใ- Daimyo
โ ็น็ฐไธไธ้ใใใ ใใใถใใใ- Younger brother
โ ็น็ฐ ไฟก้ทใใใ ใฎใถใชใใ- Son (Successor to the Oda clan)
Shiba Clan
ๆฏๆณข็พฉ็ตฑใใใฐ ใใใใญใ- Head of the Shiba clan, at Kiyosu castle
Imagawa Clan
ไปๅท็พฉๅ
ใใใพใใ ใใใใจใ- Daimyo
Retainers:
ๆพไธไน็ถฑใใพใคใใ ใใใคใชใ(common name: ๅ ๅ
ต่กใใใธใใ)
้ฃฏๅฐพ่ฑๅใใใฎใ ใถใใใ
ๅค่ณ่ฝๅ
ซ้ใใใใฎใ ใฏใใใใ(nickname: ่ฝๅ
ซใใฎใใฏใกใ)
Takeda Clan
ๅคช้็พฉไฟกใใใใ ใใใฎใถใ- Commander
(Married to the daughter of Imagawa Yoshimoto to tie the clans)
Non-affiliated
ไธๆณ ไฟก็ถฑใใใฟใใใฟ ใฎใถใคใชใ(also: ไธๆณ ไผๅขๅฎใใใฟใใใฟ ใใใฎใใฟใ) - Founder of the ๆฐ้ฐๆตใใใใใใใ
ใใschool of Kenjutsu
โ ็็ฐๅฐไผฏใใฒใใ ใใใใฏใใ- Disciple
โ ็ฅๅพไบๅ
ญ้ใใใใ ใใใใใใ- Disciple
ๅกๅ ๅไผใใคใใฏใ ใผใใงใใ- Kensei; legendary swordsman
้ฟๅไปฒ้บปๅใใใน ใฎ ใชใใพใใใผ Japanese scholar & poet (700s)
็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใใใผ Chinese poet (Bai Juyi / Bo Juyi) also known as: ็ฝๆฅฝๅคฉใใฏใ ใใใฆใใin Japan. (Late 700s)
้ๅ ใใฉใใใใ(or ้ๅ ็ฆ ๅธซใใฉใใใ ใใใใใผ Japanese Buddhist Priest, writer & poet (also known as ๆ ่ฅฟ็ฆ ๅธซใใใใใ ใใใใ) (Early / mid 1200s)
็ฉบๆตทใใใใใใใผ The one and only Kukai or Kobo Daishi - a Buddhist monk. Posthumously given the title of: ๅผๆณๅคงๅธซใใใใผใ ใ ใใใborn as: ไฝไผฏ ็้ญใใใใ ใฎ ใพใใ(late 700s / early 800s)
ๆบ้ ผๆฟใใฟใชใใจ ใฎ ใใใพใใใผ Prominent poet and warrior (1100s)
Day 32, 1st of February
Another day, another page. Letโs try to read a bit more carefully.
Last time, the two soldiers that were send to rescue the pricess werenโt named, but now we learn what theyโre called: Romano and Maruki. No clue yet which is which. They seem to meet a new person on the road, but theyโre not shown yet.
original post LINK
ใไธ็ใใ็ซใๆถใใใชใใ Reading log 
Day 31
At least in January I managed to read every day. I was reading on my tablet Kindaichi Shounen and nearly done with the first volume when ๅฆน appeared and took my tablet because she needed it for something urgent lol. Once I got it back it was already to late to finish the volume.
January was neither a good nor bad month for reading. Of course I hoped I would read much more than that but some things got me busy. I will try to read more in February maybe even finish one of the visual novels, games or books I started.
2458 pages read 17542 to go
I was planning to do a lot of reading today, but only managed to read chapter 2 of 1Q84. These chapters are so damn long and dense! 
Aside from being frustrated with my reading speed, Iโm enjoying this book a lot so far :3
February 1st 
ใใฐใกใใใใกใฎใใใจใใ , 86-93%
Just this weekโs Wild Ladies today. Where did the time go?
January reading stats:
๏ผๆ๏ผๆฅ (Home Post Link)
Looking back at my goals for the challenge, Iโve definitely made a lot of progress towards both those and my goals for the year!
The only goal I failed was managing to keep time tracking up for a whole month 
With how interspersed my study time is between other things, and how many tangentially studying things I do I just couldnโt quite manage it.
So, looking forward to this month, I have a few main goals:
Basically, I want to dial back the difficulty of my reading just a tad so I can continue reading while adding in some studying proper on the side, which is also what I did in the last challenge: I read a huge amount in october, and then lowered my reading just a bit in november while adding in some Tae Kim readings, and that seemed to work really well for me then.
Read:
Word of the Day
็พ้ข็ธใใฒใใใใใใใใผ making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
(but love this door, and it looks like a lot of the books on the shelves might be ex-library books, or are heavily damaged in some way, perfect for re-using as a clever decoration!)
Aww thatโs hard sending love and well wishes
Good eye! Two of their albums, even! Related to the ex-library book thing, Iโve found that you can buy used CDs that are retired from internet/manga/cd cafes for super cheap! (also where I tend to get my physical manga) So whenever iโm putting together a buyee package i look to see if I can get a few albums to throw in, since they donโt raise the shipping cost too much. They usually keep their little inventory stickers and stamps on them, so you can even see where your books/music came from!
Home post // Feb 1 
ใป ๅฐๅฐๅๅบฆ (92% โ 93%)
Was considering not posting, but the daily read was done and thats all that matters
February 1st!
Today I read chapter 6 of God Bless the Mistaken.
It was fun 
Took me a little while to read, but mostly just because I was tired.
