We are reading this in an informal manner, that means everybody reads at their own pace, and there is no start or end date to the club - please feel free to join whenever!
Here are the chapters with page numbers for your reference. This list (and the numbers) are still incomplete and will be filled in as we go.
Title
Start page
Page count
Protagonist
Prolog
11
14. Januar
11
13
Ucanan
Erster Teil
25
4. März
26
10
Johanson
12. März
36
15
Anawak
13. März
51
26
Johanson
18. März
76
16
Anawak
23. März
91
9
Johanson
5. April
100
23
Anawak
6. April
123
19
Johanson
11. April
142
36
Anawak
12. April
179
38
Johanson, Roche
18. April
218
12
Anawak
20. April
231
5
Roche
22. April
236
33
Johanson, Weaver, Johanson
24. April
259
Anawak
26. April
273
Bohrmann
29. April
278
Johanson, Bauer
30. April
286
Anawak, Ford, Anawak
1. Mai
319
Johanson
2. Mai
336
Anawak
3. Mai
365
11. Mai
512
24. Mai
642
13. August
682
Fünfter Teil
951
987
Discussion Guidelines
Spoilers should always be hidden using spoiler blur.
When discussing a specific section, please mention where you are in the book, ideally by chapter so people reading different versions have a clear point of reference.
Feel free to read ahead if it’s exciting, but please refrain from spoiling ahead of the appropriate week.
If you have a question about grammar, vocab, cultural things, etc - ask! That’s a welcome part of the discussion too, and other readers will be happy to help.
I’m at 11%, which is only the mere beginning of course, given the size of the book, but I’m enjoying it a lot. I’m extra glad to have native speakers around so I can ask about all the words my dictionary is unhelpful with
The book has been translated into several languages, English (The Swarm), Spanish (El quinto día) and Japanese (深海のYrr) included, so other learners may want to join us as well!
Oh I see! Looking forward to it - after reading Flesh & Blood in Japanese with oh so much sailing vocab, I’m quite looking forward for seeing words like these in my native language
Thanks for setting up the thread @nikoru !!
I will definitely join, but I am still undecided whether to get the physical book or to listen to the audiobook.
I guess the library will decide for me. If a physical book is available the next time I go there, I will read the book. Otherwise I’ll get the audiobook from audible
Either way, I am looking forward to it. I never read a Schätzing book before and I am really curious whether it is living up to the hype
I might also pick up the book this month, but I’ll probably be lame and read it in English. Got too many other JP books I’m already not reading, and I’m pretty sure my Spanish would collapse in on itself.
Gotta say, I love that Yrr in the JP title. And very interesting that the Spanish pivoted into a different direction: The Fifth Day.
There’s a lot of specialised vocabulary of all kinds. Combined with the sheer length of the book, I definitely would have opted for English if I couldn’t read the original.
I’m sure it will be fine for native speakers. For learners, there’s a lot to learn. I had some chemistry and geology in the last chapter, and in this one (April 11) I expect to learn about the anatomy of a whale.
I will meet with my book tomorrow (traveling rn) and I‘m looking forward to catching up to you! I‘ll also see if I can set up a list of the chapters with page numbers for general orientation and ease of reference.
Table of contents is easy, but I'll leave the page numbers to you
Prolog
14. Januar
Erster Teil Anomalien
4. März
12. März
13. März
18. März
23. März
5. April
6. April
11. April
12. April
18. April
20. April
22. April
24. April
26. April
29. April
30. April
1. Mai
2. Mai
3. Mai
Zweiter Teil Chateau Disaster
10. Mai
11. Mai
12. Mai
14. Mai
24. Mai
8. Juni
Dritter Teil Independence
12. August
13. August
14. August
15. August
Vierter Teil Abwärts
Fünfter Teil Kontakt
Epilog Aus den Chroniken von Samantha Crowe
(Put in between ``` because the stupid numbers autoformat and even change. )
I have started to read! I must say I had a bit of a struggle getting started, and the second sentence (!) threw me for a little loop , which didn’t sound like a good omen… Also, I’ve recently proofread a master’s thesis and I’m apparently still in proofreading mode - found a grammatical error on the first page
But then it started to become gripping, and I’m now in the middle of March 13 (they are about to board the research ship). How far are you now, @omk3 ? There is a good chance that I’ll continue tonight and I’d like to continue at a similar pace as you, as it makes things probably a bit easier.
Also I’m waiting for the questions So far I haven’t encountered any unknown words (well, except for the latin words, of course - I’m not a biologist), so I’m ready to answer anything that might come up!
Oh, and I must say, it’s such a relief to read a book for adults after 六番目の小夜子 With proper adults who behave like adults - makes things so much more atmospheric and colourful for me…
Got too many other JP books I’m already not reading, and I’m pretty sure my Spanish would collapse in on itself. 
I must say I had a bit of a struggle getting started, and the second sentence (!) threw me for a little loop 
, which didn’t sound like a good omen… Also, I’ve recently proofread a master’s thesis and I’m apparently still in proofreading mode - found a grammatical error on the first page 