Week 1: 傲慢と善良 😤😇 (Advanced Book Club)

Week 1

Start Date: November 11
Next Part: Week 2
Home Thread: 傲慢と善良 :triumph::innocent:
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Reading

Start date To read Num pages
Week 1 Nov 11 Prologue + chapter 1 until なぜかふいに思い出した。 32

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  • I’m reading along
  • I have finished this part
  • I’m planning to catch up later
  • I’m skipping this book
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Proper Noun Readings

People
Name Reading
西澤架 にしざわ かける
坂庭真実 さかにわ まみ
坂庭陽子 さかにわ ようこ
岩間希実 いわま のぞみ
Places
Name Reading
阿佐谷 あさがや
富洲 とよす
小岩 こいわ
群馬 ぐんま
前橋 まえばし
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I had said I probably wouldn’t participate this time but miwuc shamed me into joining here I am!

So far it’s very suspenseful and readable! I have no idea what direction it’s going to go, but it looks to me that this 真美 is hiding stuff. I can’t imagine a situation where you see someone in your own home and don’t instantly call the police. Or where you leave your very expensive engagement ring in a house you’re afraid to be in, instead of your own fiance’s house where you currently live. Very strange.

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I would never! But I’m glad to have you on board :smile:

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I had the same impression. I wonder if we’re simply reading too much mystery stuff or if there’s really something to it. :joy: But yeah, the not sharing details, not going to the police or talking to anyone else about it even… It’s all just a bit off!

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I was very curious how this book would feel to me difficulty wise, since かがみの孤城 was the first book that I could read very easily and without lookups.

And I’m very glad that 傲慢と善良 did not disappoint! I don’t know how this author does it, but somehow she writes the most accessible things that are still interesting. So far, I like the premise more than かがみの孤城 and am very excited to see where this story heads too :smiley:

Do you think there might be no stalker after all? It seems like there is not a lot of proof :thinking:

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My guess is there is somebody after her, but it’s not a stalker…

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I was considering sitting this one out since I still have a lot on the back burner and the N2 next month, and I was feeling a bit drained after マリアビートル. But I read the free sample out of curiosity and now I’m hooked.

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Glad to see everyone is enjoying the book so far ^^

And now it’s time for… our weekly* quiz!

How is 希実 read (in this book)?
  • まれみ
  • のぞみ
  • きみ
  • けじつ
0 voters
Where does the main character live?
  • 富洲
  • 阿佐谷
  • 前橋
  • 小岩
0 voters
At the end of this week’s reading, what day is it? (most likely)
  • Jan 31st
  • February 1st
  • February 2nd
  • February 3rd
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*no guarantee on weekly quizzes actually being weekly

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Who is that? :thinking:

Do you maybe mean 真美?

And I admit I don’t remember any of the other answers…
(Who is the main character?)

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I didn’t want to make it too easy, so I probably made it too hard ^^’

希実 is a character that was mentioned but we haven’t met her (yet) (I assume) (she’s 真美’s sister)

By “main character” I mean the guy, 架.

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Joke’s on me. I searched for the name thinking it might be another character, but I typed it wrong, and of course nothing came up :see_no_evil:

So do I fail the book club if I don’t know any of the answers? :eyes:
(I’ll make sure to read more carefully next week!)

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Not at all ^^’ I’ll try to strike a better difficulty balance next week (it was a bit of a curveball this week since you didn’t know it was coming).

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It’s a fun idea. Keeps us on our toes.

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A fourth person needs to vote for the one town option that’s still open! :grin:

Fun idea! I really only knew the first one, the rest is a huge mush with all the other books I started over the last few days.

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