I’d really like to participate more in bookclubs, cause I enjoy being part of a group, but I always drop them after a few weeks. It even led me, not participating in the first place (just lurking) while silently reading allng everybody and then still dropping the club. The reason is simple: reading …

Lots of good suggestions here already :slight_smile: [image] Vanilla: If it were a book every week or two, at least I would be interested if the book was something I was actually interested in. Who knows, maybe some of the more advanced users on here would be too. That sounds lovely, a new b…

but I’m also someone who has way to much free time on their hands, maybe we could find a book that both interests us to read together? I would probably also be frustrated by only reading one chapter a week. I’ve only recently started learning Japanese again though, so I would need some time to catch…

Yep, most people are in multiple clubs, and mixing in some that are at a harder level. For example, if you started reading novels right now, you probably wouldn’t have time to read 2 volumes of manga per week! One suggestion is to follow along with a book club on purpose, and then choose a differen…

[image] fyrefowl: But in my mind I think the best solution for you would be to find other people interested in matching your pace. It seems I wrongly assumed nobody else would like to “binge reade” easy manga. I just stalked your log (and might say hi over there later), but you’re already re…

What about joining book clubs that have already finished reading? That way you get the benefits of a book club without the waiting

I’m pretty open to reading anything, I have pretty broad interests. Though anything that has REALLY graphic gore make me squeamish, especially if it’s kids being hurt so I would probably want to steer away from that.

I have the same problem. When I saw the current ABC is going at about 60 pgs a WK, I was like “that’s so cool!!”… But it’s bad timing for me, bc I’m pouring all my time into Kansai dialect rn & work/life has been busier than normal (I still have to keep telling myself not to join tho lol) [imag…

[image] soggyboy: One suggestion is to follow along with a book club on purpose, and then choose a different manga series to read as fast as you want. You could also try reading a harder manga so it takes longer. I already tried that and it somehow didn’t work for me :sweat_smile: Both just r…

I’ve thought about starting to read Chi’s Sweet Home, I read it in English when I was a kid and it was cute and sweet, it’s about a little kitten having adventures and learning about her new home. It says its level 13 on natively which I think could be a nice midway point between our reading levels.…

Hmm, well I like Berry’s idea of following along with an old book club, you can still read everyone’s thoughts about the book while going as fast as you want!

Serial Bookclub Dropper seeking advice: Bookclubs are going to slow 😅

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In case you missed it: there’s some talk of a Speed Run Book Club in the IMC

It made me think of this thread

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Serial Bookclub Dropper seeking advice: Bookclubs are going to slow 😅

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