# What are you reading today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Reading\ **Created:** [June 12, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38 "2022-06-12T13:31:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 207
**Author:** ![暁のルナ](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A/32/23775_2.png) [@暁のルナ](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4133 "2025-01-23T15:51:19Z")
> [@eefara](#): > > Seconded. I don’t suppose anyone has a list with this theme they’ve been working on? [Year 24 Group - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_24_Group#Members) might be a good starting point Also this has a list of pre-1987 shoujo (specifically ones with sapphic elements): [Fulles Dansaires: Shōjos d’abans del 1987 amb yuri](https://fullesdansaires-blogspot-com.translate.goog/2019/04/vintage-yuri.html?_x_tr_sl=ca&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc&_x_tr_sch=http) - you have to scroll down kinda far for it tho ---
**Author:** ![暁のルナ](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A/32/23775_2.png) [@暁のルナ](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4134 "2025-01-23T19:17:35Z")
> [@eefara](#): > > > [@暁のルナ](#): > > > > (the I’m not sure they printed vol 2 in physical??) > > Why do you think that? Looks like Amazon lists copies, at least. Didn’t see it on Cdjapan or Suruga-ya. Didn’t think to check Amazon, cuz it’s usually not worth the shipping for me to order from there. ---
**Author:** ![Azusa](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/azusa/32/2209_2.png) [@Azusa](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Azusa)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:24pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4135 "2025-01-23T19:24:59Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > Didn’t see it on Cdjapan or Suruga-ya. Didn’t think to check Amazon, cuz it’s usually not worth the shipping for me to order from there. Its on [Kinokuniya](https://united-states.kinokuniya.com/bw/9784041153444) too. That’s usually where I buy my manga. ---
**Author:** ![mic](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/mic/32/1566_2.png) [@mic](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/mic)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 9:06pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4136 "2025-01-23T21:06:01Z")
For fans of Yotsubato: volume #16 will be available in about one month from now: 2025/2/26. ---
**Author:** ![eefara](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/eefara/32/85_2.png) [@eefara](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/eefara)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4137 "2025-01-23T21:09:09Z")
Ooooh. 👀 Big news! ---
**Author:** ![暁のルナ](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A/32/23775_2.png) [@暁のルナ](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4138 "2025-01-23T21:20:59Z")
Thx. I put in a proxy request w/ Cdjapan, since I’m already ordering some other proxy stuff through them anyway. Not sure if you have a specific reason for using them, but Kinokuniya charges almost 2.5x as much as the manga costs + sales tax & shipping, for all their manga. If I were already in-store, I might buy it anyway, but otherwise I won’t use them. > **Price comparison for Amazon, Cdjapan, Kinokuniya** > > | Store | Total (USD) | 2 manga | 3 manga | 4 manga | 5 manga | 10 manga | > | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | > | Amazon JP | $22.27-23.74 | $28.83-30.47 | 35.41-37.21 | 41.97-43.93 | 48.55-50.67 | 82.06-85.04 | > | Cdjapan | $15.53-32.14 | $25.11-39.15 | $32.91-43.5 | 40.7-7-52.08 | 48.63-60.83 | 80.43-103.64 | > | CDjapan (DHL) | $30.06 | $37.02 | $41.37 | 45.71 | 53.91 | 84.69 | > | Kinokuniya | $21.76 | $34.82 | $47.87 | 60.93 | 65.27 | 130.54 | > > Notes: > > - This is using multiple copies of きみの色 1 or 2 (depending on the store) > - Amazon had 2 shipping options - arrive by Jan 28, and by Feb 10 > - Cdjapan - I have DHL specified separately b/c I always use them, but they offer other providers, hence the range > - I went up to 5 manga b/c that’s when Kinokuniya’s free shipping kicks in. But at $11.99 per volume, that’s not gonna scale well > - Amazon is apparently cheapest in this case, tho I’ve also heard their packaging is much less reliable > - Kinokuniya starts out cheaper, but after 2 manga becomes significantly more expensive than other options, despite their free shipping above $50 > - This doesn’t account for points back, nor membership (which iirc is 10% discount, meaning Kinokuniya would still be more expensive starting at 4 manga) ---
**Author:** ![fillanzea](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/fillanzea/32/4764_2.png) [@fillanzea](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/fillanzea)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4139 "2025-01-24T20:15:14Z")
I’ve been working on 蛇を踏む by Kawakami Hiromi for the past week or so. > **[蛇を踏む | L37](https://learnnatively.com/book/3426d50db9/)** > > Book, Difficulty: Level 37 (Advanced, ~JLPT N1) I like magical realism, and I like weirdness, but… I think the difficulty of the prose, combined with the strangeness of the events, is a lot for me. You end up thinking to yourself, “if I understood the language better, would I understand the symbolism and the metaphors better, or would I still be going ‘huh’?” - and it seems like a lot of people struggled even with the weirdness of the English translation, so I guess I’m not alone. (But this isn’t a non-recommendation! It’s pretty compelling and pretty interesting even if there are parts I don’t really get!) ---
**Author:** ![NihongoLearner19](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/nihongolearner19/32/457_2.png) [@NihongoLearner19](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/NihongoLearner19)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 7:11am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4140 "2025-01-25T07:11:53Z")
Update: I’ve finished [悪役令嬢は織田信長に憑依される](https://learnnatively.com/review/7c00fee15d/). My detailed review is linked above. It was a fun, entertaining read, although it didn’t blow me away with its writing or originality despite the titular concept. 3.5 stars. ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/naphthalene/32/146_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4141 "2025-01-25T10:53:10Z")
> Her boyfriend was cute too, although I guessed his secret the moment he appeared. He was, in fact, a she. I can dream, Harold. ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/naphthalene/32/146_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4142 "2025-01-25T10:56:48Z")
Finished volume 5… it was okay, but too much foodstuff and not enough romance. The very last part (and last illustration) was good, salvaging the whole thing from a 3\* to a 4\* in my book, but come on. The cover was nice too, I guess (I really like the illustrations in general) > **[魔導具師ダリヤはうつむかない ~今日から自由な職人ライフ~ 5 | L29](https://learnnatively.com/book/25ea98bac2/)** > > Book, Difficulty: Level 29 (Upper Intermediate, ~JLPT N2) ---
**Author:** ![暁のルナ](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A/32/23775_2.png) [@暁のルナ](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/%E6%9A%81%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AB%E3%83%8A)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 10:55pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4143 "2025-01-25T22:55:07Z")
> [@Naphthalene](#): > > it was okay, but too much foodstuff and not enough romance. Makes me think of [〆切前には百合が捗る | L28](https://learnnatively.com/series/68a14e95d5/) - tho the presence of food stuff is understandable there considering one character is effectively a cook/housekeeper, and the other likes to run away to fancy restaurants. The balance is fine there tho, just much more than I expected when I went in ---
**Author:** ![eefara](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/eefara/32/85_2.png) [@eefara](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/eefara)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4144 "2025-01-25T23:53:12Z")
There was a group thinking about doing an club club around [かがみの孤城 | L28](https://learnnatively.com/book/8717a21964/) , right? Any of those people interested in doing it soon? ---
**Author:** ![seanblue](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/seanblue/32/3251_2.png) [@seanblue](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/seanblue)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4145 "2025-01-27T03:56:14Z")
I’ve already read the book digitally and listened to the audiobook, so I’m not really who you’re asking… but I’ll hang out to discuss plot and help with questions where I can. Also, I’m considering buying the physical copy in the next 1-2 months, so maybe I’ll end up reading it a third time. 🙈 ---
**Author:** ![Aik](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Aik](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Aik)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 7:15am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4146 "2025-01-27T07:15:36Z")
Finished [誰が勇者を殺したか | L31](https://learnnatively.com/book/17539c4127/) - good story. Maybe not quite as good as the hype, but I did enjoy reading it a lot. Starting [なぜ僕の世界を誰も覚えていないのか? 運命の剣 | L32](https://learnnatively.com/book/56bb939f7b/). I have the feeling that I read a really convincing review of this a long time ago. Hopefully past-me made a good choice, because on the surface it doesn’t sound like anything too special. ---
**Author:** ![earwen](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/earwen/32/14027_2.png) [@earwen](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/earwen)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4147 "2025-01-27T07:44:57Z")
I would be up for it ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/naphthalene/32/146_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4148 "2025-01-27T08:57:26Z")
Do you feel like there’s too much joy in your life? Not enough clouds in the sky, the birds’ chirping is insufferable, and you can’t seem to find a way to stop smiling despite your best efforts? Boy, [闇祓 | L29](https://learnnatively.com/book/2004dc3f31/) is the book for you! In my quest to finish my TBR starting from oldest (still in my “prior to Natively” lists), I picked that book nearly two months ago. In the middle of the first chapter, I had to stop for a while because I just wasn’t in the headspace to read that. Then, when I got better, finished the first chapter and stopped in the second chapter because it seemed completely unrelated AND dark as well. Then a few days ago, I just decided to push through in between sessions of ダリヤ and finally finished it! Turns out it was all connected in the end, but still. I’m having a hard time giving it a star rating. It was 4.5\* at giving me a horrible 1~2\* time. So, I just averaged to 3\*, which means nothing. I should probably format this into an actual review huh. ---
**Author:** ![yotsuba\_reader](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/43a26b/32.png) [@yotsuba\_reader](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/yotsuba_reader)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4149 "2025-01-27T11:29:01Z")
大ニュース！ So excited for that ---
**Author:** ![eefara](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/eefara/32/85_2.png) [@eefara](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/eefara)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4150 "2025-01-27T13:27:33Z")
> [@Naphthalene](#): > > I’m having a hard time giving it a star rating. It was 4.5\* at giving me a horrible 1~2\* time. So, I just averaged to 3\*, which means nothing. I should probably format this into an actual review huh. Yep, I’m 100% curious after reading this. The description makes it sound like horror, but is it? ---
**Author:** ![Naphthalene](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/naphthalene/32/146_2.png) [@Naphthalene](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Naphthalene)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 1:38pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4151 "2025-01-27T13:38:23Z")
> [@eefara](#): > > The description makes it sound like horror, but is it? I would say it is, yes, but the “horror” is quite light compared to more mundane trauma fuel present in the book. It’s certainly horrifying, if nothing else. ---
**Author:** ![eefara](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/eefara/32/85_2.png) [@eefara](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/eefara)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4152 "2025-01-27T14:06:42Z")
Thinking about it, it’s been a while since I’ve posted a reading update of my own. I’ve managed to finish a few books recently, so it’s a good time to post. _Finished_ - [最弱テイマーはゴミ拾いの旅を始めました。 | L24](https://learnnatively.com/book/68077c24cd/) - my first audiobook of the year! It’s sitting quite nicely on my bingo board, which I’m quite happy with. The book was okay overall; I’m not sure if I’m just lukewarm on it because I was missing chunks due to only listening to it, or if I would’ve found it just okay reading it; probably both. While I would like to start up another audiobook, I might hold off for a bit; they are, unsurprisingly, a more difficult media to listen to than podcasts or TV shows for me, so I might see if I can develop my listening skills a bit more before starting a new one. - [D.Gray-man 10 | L25](https://learnnatively.com/book/b277e473b7/) - I’ve read this whole series in English, and I’ve been slowly re-reading them in Japanese. It’s one of my favorites, and I feel kind of bad because whenever I rate one on Natively, I have absolutely no objective way to measure the star rating, I just default to “omg it was amazing!!” 🤣 Easy reads that are quite action-packed, so I’m hoping to make a good dent in them. - [ホタルの嫁入り 2 | L31](https://learnnatively.com/book/c05b6b211c/) - Volume 1 recently came out in English; I picked it up and enjoyed it, and didn’t want to wait for the next volume to be localized, so here we are. Fun series so far, a bit on the shallow side (it’s shoujo, granted) but entertaining. I’ll probably read more here and there as the mood strikes. - [海の綺士団 1巻 | L31](https://learnnatively.com/book/3ce8db04ab/) - I’ve had this on on the Now Reading pile for a while now, so it felt pretty good to finally wrap it up. I really enjoyed the author’s other series [レバダン・希望の花 | L30](https://learnnatively.com/series/0f8700f42e/), so while the first volume of this one didn’t immediately grab me, I’m definitely going to give it a bit more time and page count to see where the author wants to go with this, since volume 1 definitely felt like little more than character setup. _Reading_ - [D.Gray-man 11 | L25](https://learnnatively.com/book/88ff2e6c00/) - Just gonna be reading it in the background… - [FLESH & BLOOD 17 | L35](https://learnnatively.com/book/94b99e2632/) - I’m finally making progress on this again; hoping to finish it before the end of the month. _Future?_ I’d like to start another bingo square book soon to keep up my good momentum; perhaps after finishing F&B 17. I think I know what I’m going to read, but I won’t say since it’s for the no revews/ratings square. 😛 I’m also happy(?) to announce that I’ve been doing a decent job of keeping my active book club books to just two this month; there’s a bunch coming up that I’d like to participate in, so we’ll see how well I can juggle it all, but I’ve been wanting to cut back a bit solely to give myself more time to read my own books. [Previous page](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38.md?page=206) [Next page](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38.md?page=208)