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Week 12
| Week 12 | Aug 16 2025 |
|---|---|
| pages | 174 - 193 |
| kindle locations | 1784 - 1984 |
| End % | 61 % |
| End phrase | end of chapter 3 |
| Previous week | Week 11 |
| Next week | Week 13 |
Discussion Rules
- Please use spoiler tags for major events in the current chapter(s) and any content in future chapters.
- When asking for help, please mention the chapter and page number. Also mention what version of the book you are reading.
- Don’t be afraid of asking questions, even if they seem embarrassing at first. All of us are here to learn.
- To you lurkers out there: Join the conversation, it’s fun!
Proper Nouns
| Name | Reading | Notes | chapter | week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 森永 のぞみ | もりなが のぞみ | librarian’s assistant | 1 | 2 |
| 小町 さゆり | こまち さゆり | the librarian | 1 | 2 |
| 崎谷 夏美 | さきたに なつみ | this chapter´s narrator | 3 | 9 |
| 双葉 | ふたば | Natsumi´s daughter | 3 | 9 |
| 万有社 | ばんゆうしゃ | publisher, Natsumi´s employer | 3 | 9 |
| ミラ | Mila, magazine for young women | 3 | 9 | |
| 修二 | しゅうじ | Natsumi´s husband | 3 | 9 |
| 空の音社 | そらのおとしゃ | other publisher | 3 | 9 |
| メイプル書房 | めいぷるしょぼう | other publisher | 3 | 9 |
| 星雲館 | ? | other publisher | 3 | 9 |
| じぇろっぷ | misspelled ゲロブ (see below) | 3 | 9 | |
| はだしのゲロブ | children´s book | 3 | 9 | |
| 彼方 みづえ | かなた みづえ | novelist | 3 | 9 |
| 月のとびら | つきのとびら | Natsumi’s extra book | 3 | 10 |
| 石井 ゆかり | いしい ゆかり | author of the extra book | 3 | 10 |
| 木澤 | きざわ | deputy editor-in-chief of Mira | 3 | 10 |
| 幕張 | まくはり | community in Chiba City | 3 | 11 |
| マユ | nursery school teacher | 3 | 11 | |
| 桜桃社 | おうとうしゃ | publishing company | 3 | 11 |
| 姫野 | ひめの | Ms Komachi’s maiden name | 3 | 12 |
| 桐山 | きりやま | optician’s employee | 1 | 1 |
| メイプル書房 | メイプルしょぼう | Maple publishing company | 3 | 12 |
| 明森書店 | めいしんしょてん | bookshop | 3 | 12 |
| 今江 | いまえ | colleague at Maple | 3 | 12 |
| 渡橋 | わたはし | author | 3 | 12 |
| ミホ | Ms Imae’s daughter | 3 | 12 | |
| 岸川 | きしかわ(?) | children’s book editor-in-chief | 3 | 12 |
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