November 4, 2023

Extremely useful, moderately interesting

This is one of the most useful tools for learning Japanese I have encountered. It gives you native-level essays along with line-by-line translations, vocabulary, and grammar explanations in order to conquer each one. The essays themselves are varied in their topics, but that also means they're varied in terms of how interesting they are. The difficulty of some essays also seem to vary as well; a few I could "grasp" and a few definitely felt like a slog to finish and, even then, I still feel like I didn't fully understand.

Ultimately, I think it comes down to reading preference. As useful as this book is, I constantly found myself in the back of my mind longing to return to other books I have laying around that I'm certain I would enjoy much more. This book feels much more like an academic textbook than something I would joyfully read in my free time in that regard.

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Devenu graded
on February 9, 2024
harder thanコンビニ人間L30