The Joys of Japanese Literature Accessible to Beginners
Despite being a children's book, this book manages to have meaningful conversations about various topics. Despite being named after Tokoi, it's mostly from Koyomi's perspective and she has a lot of ideas. Structurally, each chapter could be read individually but some side characters do reappear. I like the short but thoughtful narration throughout. There is a little bit of wordplay, too.
Language-wise, this is perfect for beginners. The grammar isn't terribly complex and the vocabulary repeats. There is furigana for many of the kanji, including the character names. It is short enough to be read in less than a month by a beginner or a few days by an intermediate learner. It took me 11 hours to read this, and I consider myself approaching N2.
The Joys of Japanese Literature Accessible to Beginners
Despite being a children's book, this book manages to have meaningful conversations about various topics. Despite being named after Tokoi, it's mostly from Koyomi's perspective and she has a lot of ideas. Structurally, each chapter could be read individually but some side characters do reappear. I like the short but thoughtful narration throughout. There is a little bit of wordplay, too.
Language-wise, this is perfect for beginners. The grammar isn't terribly complex and the vocabulary repeats. There is furigana for many of the kanji, including the character names. It is short enough to be read in less than a month by a beginner or a few days by an intermediate learner. It took me 11 hours to read this, and I consider myself approaching N2.