October 8, 2024

Repetitive start with a nice twist at the end

I found the first few chapters a bit boring because they were very repetitive, but later this toned down a little, or maybe I got used to it? Towards the end I even started to enjoy the detailed descriptions of the journeys and everything. If you have a hang for meticulous details regarding train schedules, this is the book for you!

Language-wise the first few chapters started a bit rough for me, with quite a few unknown / old-fashioned vocab items, but then it turned into dialogue-heavy territory which was not very hard. So I think that the book's current level 34 is a bit overrated (or the old-fashioned vocab is given more credit than they deserve). I'm expecting the level to go down a bit going forward.

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nikoru graded
on December 30, 2024
similar in difficulty to葉桜の日L35
nikoru graded
on October 8, 2024
easier thanL35
nikoru graded
on October 8, 2024
easier than不機嫌な果実L35
nikoru graded
on October 8, 2024
easier than獣の奏者 (1)L34
nikoru graded
on October 8, 2024
easier thanリングL34
nikoru graded
on October 8, 2024
nikoru graded
on October 8, 2024
similar in difficulty to博士の愛した数式L34