May 25, 2023

Involves a bit of Japanese Folklore characters

entertainment - The story is about a student called Hibiki, who recently moved to another city, where her aunt lives, due to her parents moving abroad to work. One her first day, after arrival, she decides to go exploring the neighborhood. That's when se finds an old bookstore. The place seems empty at first glance but then she meets the other characters within the book. The story is divided in 4 main chapters, where in each chapter she meets one entity within the Japanese folklore, while keeping her life as a school student.

language learning - The book definitely holds values for language learners. It has a level with difficulty concerning the folklore characters, but the majority of the words are related to slice of life event, nothing to fantastical, mystical or scifi. Sometimes their name and description are a bit difficult to understand, specially when one doesn't have the previous knowledge, a quick google/Wikipedia search can solve that, thou. Every word that has Kanji has furigana to help with the reading but not every common word are written in Kanji, which might be interesting for beginners and less intimidating. The grammar is simple and the sentences are short without flourishing language. When reading this volume, I was around level 29 - 30 in Wanikani. There weren't many kanjis that I haven't learned yet but quite some words that were new.

overall - It's an interesting reading and gives a good boost on one self-confidence, when one realizes the book is aimed for natives. I'd recommend it to those who are interesting in learning a bit of Japanese folklore, and overall reading training.

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harder thanよつばと! 1L16
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easier than虹色デイズ 1L24
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similar in difficulty toスーパーカブ (1)L23
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easier than絶体絶命ゲームL23
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similar in difficulty toウィッチウォッチ 1L23
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easier than夏目友人帳 1L25
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on May 25, 2023
easier than名探偵コナン 1L26