Week 7: マリアビートル 🐞 (Advanced Book Club)

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Week 7

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Start Date Sections Page Numbers Page Count
September 9 天道虫, 王子, 槿 245 - 286 41

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Proper Noun Readings

Proper nouns
Name Reading
木村雄一 きむらゆういち
渉 わたる
蜜柑 みかん
檸檬 れもん
峰岸良夫 みねぎしよしお
寺原 てらはら
七尾 ななお
王子慧 おうじさとし
槿 あさがお
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This week’s reading was entertaining, even from 王子’s point of view. What I hope for 木村 to do soon is…

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Also, the movie mentioned actually exists. I didn’t expect it to be a real movie. :sweat_smile:

Disturbing collection of 1940s and 1950s United States government-issued propaganda films designed to reassure Americans that the atomic bomb was not a threat to their safety.

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I think 木村’s chaotic energy vs 王子’s arrogance has the potential to be fun - I just wish the path to get here hadn’t been so unpleasant :melting_face:

Reminds me of this scene from Silicon Valley (NSFW dialogue)…

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