As the other reviewers pointed out, the stories aren’t the most exciting. I was often left with a “so what?” Feeling when I got to the end of each chapter. I forced myself to keep reading though because it was actually great reading practice.
These stories are great for building confidence and reading skills. It’s useful to have the English translation to deconstruct the Japanese if you ever get confused in the longer sentences.
My recommended reading style is to read the passage in Japanese, consulting the vocabulary list as needed and then immediately take the quiz at the end. After taking the quiz, flip back to look at the English translation to see if there were any areas where you struggled.
Overall, very useful for language learning, but hardly had me at the edge of my seat.
Captivating???
As the other reviewers pointed out, the stories aren’t the most exciting. I was often left with a “so what?” Feeling when I got to the end of each chapter. I forced myself to keep reading though because it was actually great reading practice.
These stories are great for building confidence and reading skills. It’s useful to have the English translation to deconstruct the Japanese if you ever get confused in the longer sentences.
My recommended reading style is to read the passage in Japanese, consulting the vocabulary list as needed and then immediately take the quiz at the end. After taking the quiz, flip back to look at the English translation to see if there were any areas where you struggled.
Overall, very useful for language learning, but hardly had me at the edge of my seat.