# 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:** 234
**Author:** ![bungakushoujo](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/bungakushoujo/32/24027_2.png) [@bungakushoujo](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/bungakushoujo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 4:35am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4676 "2025-04-15T04:35:52Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > Just to double check, this is wrt [光のとこにいてね | L30](https://learnnatively.com/book/e77c2f077a/) ? It seems to be already on my list, but doesn’t have any tags. But that definitely grabs my attention Yup! > [@暁のルナ](#): > > I’m assuming this is true for the last few volumes specifically? Yes! No spoilers or anything, but the anime kind of condensed a few volumes together in the last ~10 episodes or so and I found the manga to be a lot more satisfying. ---
**Author:** ![omk3](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/omk3/32/94_2.png) [@omk3](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/omk3)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4677 "2025-04-15T06:57:25Z")
This is the one I’ve read: [体育館の殺人 | L31](https://learnnatively.com/book/a8279750fa/) You can read why I didn’t like it in my review. I’ll add here that I also don’t love high school settings, and it certainly felt light-novelly or YA to me, which is a genre that doesn’t appeal to me at all. So while I did dislike it, your mileage may well vary. It has certainly received good reviews, both here and on native sites. ---
**Author:** ![pm215](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/pm215/32/1320_2.png) [@pm215](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/pm215)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 1:50am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4678 "2025-04-16T01:50:57Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > Started [Friends | L28??](https://learnnatively.com/book/faf20aa951/) (same author, but college students & co-ed setting), and _wow_ I’m into this! A little work to get my bearings, and the language feels a bit harder (tho less flowery) than マリみて. Quite curious to see how it turns out in the end… Having read most of it now, I have the strong impression that the author expects you’ve probably already read > **[雨のティアラ | L30??](https://learnnatively.com/book/2cfd446454/)** > > Book, Difficulty: Level 30 (Upper Intermediate, ~JLPT N2) Friends seems to be one of those “this is what was happening to a side character during the events of another book” stories – there are scenes that probably we saw from another character’s perspective and references to what I assume is the main plot of 雨のティアラ (and I wonder how spoilery of that book Friends is going to be). Though Friends does in my opinion work on its own as a story, so I haven’t felt “oh, I should stop reading until I read that other book”. Edit: just read another five pages (near the end of Friends) and found what I’m pretty sure is a spoiler for one of the main “what’s going on?” plot points of 雨のティアラ… ---
**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:** [April 16, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4679 "2025-04-16T04:52:22Z")
That’s very good to know… it was clearly alluding to history between the characters, so that makes sense it’s referring to a previous book. I’m probably not too fussed about the spoiler(s) for 雨のティアラ, but maybe I’ll check it out first, thx ---
**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:** [April 16, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4680 "2025-04-16T15:33:31Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > > [@eefara](#): > > > > Finished [わたしの幸せな結婚 | L31](https://learnnatively.com/book/fb6de74ccc/)! I was listening to the audiobook with this one, and it went super smoothly; surprisingly smoothly, even. I wouldn’t have pegged this at L31 > > I think this will be my next read with audiobook I went through the prologue and the first 25 min of Ch 1. I think L31 is pretty solid for that portion. There’s some uncommon vocab sprinkled in here and there that I can’t just Intuit, and it’s very concise, with little description - so if you miss something, it’s harder to stay on track. Definitely harder for me than the portion of [本好きの下剋上 1](https://learnnatively.com/book/b26291e5b3/) I read recently. I’m not too crazy about the audiobook narrator. He’s not bad, but I don’t think he does character voices so well. I might read it after SAO 4, but I might just stick to the anime on this one, cuz I’m not sure it’s grabbing me enough, despite the small vocab count ---
**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:** [April 16, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4681 "2025-04-16T16:37:03Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > I went through the prologue and the first 25 min of Ch 1. I think L31 is pretty solid for that portion. There’s some uncommon vocab sprinkled in here and there that I can’t just Intuit, and it’s very concise, with little description What’s some of the vocab tripping you up, out of curiosity? ---
**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:** [April 16, 2025, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4682 "2025-04-16T19:45:38Z")
So with the disclaimer that I was **a lot** more tired earlier, and this is me scanning the text now (rather than listening in realtime), here’s words that iirc I wasn’t getting in realtime. Also some of the names just took me a bit to retain, which would be solved with more story familiarity. A lot of these would actually be less of an issue without the audio (or with pausing for lookups), ironically > **pictures of words** > > Highlights Key: > > - Yellow = common, but I just didn’t remember > - Orange = narration, reading > - Pink = story-specific or too many specific words at once (proper nouns, world specific, etc) > - Blue = uncommon and/or not something I could intuit > > ![Screenshot_20250416-153256](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/6/b/6b43730e5806bc77dd5d1498b85c4542ddca325d.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153300](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/3/e/3e5251fd70765b30881ef73aada42f918db39158.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153303](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/8/b/8bc95f186f6c8ecae1a74518bac46ddf33060c0b.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153316](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/e/3/e388249e239e923d1ca3a1d2a74993b2212dba1d.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153333](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/5/8/58a65ff20d1f32bab650106d4f6e3f0e5272cafb.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153345](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/d/e/dee735865e9569bc0de0741d794e334e5e554c84.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153350](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/6/9/697673b275a8314324cb395a167af81981db8642.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153357](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/e/b/eb416d7dad6d531ce21ccbe25117c2e653a125c0.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153400](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/a/2/a2de622752dfe31ea89e8629c8094565d00db434.png) > ![Screenshot_20250416-153403](https://do4ryrayvtpwi.cloudfront.net/original/3X/7/6/76e0637db35d2fe9b5959ea35b838b76b873bf93.png) ---
**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:** [April 16, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4683 "2025-04-16T21:25:05Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > A lot of these would actually be less of an issue without the audio (or with pausing for lookups), ironically Ah, I’m the same way; my brain just needs that extra processing time and all is fine. ---
**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:** [April 16, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4684 "2025-04-16T22:07:21Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > Blue = uncommon and/or not something I could intuit One of those is a name, so I wouldn’t try to intuit a meaning 😅 ---
**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:** [April 16, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4685 "2025-04-16T22:25:56Z")
I just listened to another 10 min of it, and was fine (with some lag time, but not enough to interfere with comprehension). So I think a lot of it was me being tired. I do still think the lvl is accurate though. At the very least, harder than 本好きの下剋上 1 (which I sped up) for me. > [@Naphthalene](#): > > One of those is a name, so I wouldn’t try to intuit a meaning 😅 Ehehe 😅 … The names seem to be taking me the longest to process visually, since they’re either less familiar kanji, less familiar readings, or both. ---
**Author:** ![shitsurei](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/shitsurei/32/3578_2.png) [@shitsurei](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/shitsurei)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4686 "2025-04-16T22:52:03Z")
The first chapter is usually the hardest chapter of any book (except maybe for later books in a series), so it’s also not surprising that it was easier after that. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2025, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4687 "2025-04-17T04:14:36Z")
[異世界美少女受肉おじさんと(15) (×裏少年サンデース) | L26](https://learnnatively.com/book/cee6060a68/) came out today, so I bought it and read it over my lunch break. The part I wanted to see was over really quickly (and was unsatisfying), sadly, and we went instead to a different plot line. It’s not bad, but I’m still frustrated. There is no announcement about the next volume, but I think it will come out in August? Bah. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2025, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4688 "2025-04-17T06:06:17Z")
1/3rd through [ベルサイユのばら(8) | L32](https://learnnatively.com/book/2efad43599/) . Still great, but I still like the anime better in various ways, tho I wonder how much of it is just that I saw it first? > **[裏世界ピクニック 1 ふたりの怪異探検ファイル | L33](https://learnnatively.com/book/d5414a2683/)** > > Book, Difficulty: Level 33 (Upper Intermediate, ~JLPT N2) Giving a go with the audiobook bc ~~I’m not reading enough novels~~ I’m looking to do more non-anime listening, and have just been curious to see how it feels half a year later. Since I’m doing it with audiobook, I had to backtrack to the beginning of File 2. So I’ll be familiar with it for a while. I do wish I’d stop starting new novels rn tho 😅 > **[たとえとどかぬ糸だとしても 1 | L24](https://learnnatively.com/book/9a2142dada/)** > > Book, Difficulty: Level 24 (Intermediate, ~JLPT N3) It’s pretty good so far. I’m curious to see how the author will keep it interesting over the next 7 volumes. If I wasn’t still in the middle of ベルサイユのばら, I’d probably binge read it. Nice to read something easier, once in a while - tho I can’t always make out the handwriting (but those parts don’t seem to matter much anyway). Contrary to the English subtitle, her crush is on her brother’s wife ---
**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:** [April 17, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4689 "2025-04-17T09:49:02Z")
I feel so accomplished! I finished [本好きの下剋上 33](https://learnnatively.com/book/07741cb92b/)!! It was lovely but now I’m sad that it’s over. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4690 "2025-04-17T12:44:12Z")
Congrats! Onto the next series! I’m probably going to go with [サイレント・ウィッチ | L31](https://learnnatively.com/series/c196f4a1c7/). I’ve been enjoying the first volume and plan to continue with the series. It’s similar difficulty to 本好き, though of course it’s hard to compare the first volume of a series to an entire epic fantasy series. It’s still a fantasy, but not isekai and has multiple viewpoints, so a nice change of pace from always being in マイン’s head. Did you have anything planned for your next series to try? ---
**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:** [April 17, 2025, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4691 "2025-04-17T12:50:04Z")
Thanks! I tried reading Silent Witch but I couldn’t really get into it. I read volume 1 of [おこぼれ姫と円卓の騎士](https://learnnatively.com/book/56c6ef3ac6/) last week and I really liked it, though! It’s King Arthur-inspired fantasy and the world building has been solid so far. The main character has to gather an order of knights in order to affirm her position as the heir to the throne, which means lots of イケメン 😂 The character dynamics have been entertaining so far. It’s 17 volumes, completed, and all available at my local library, so I’ll probably continue it soon. ---
**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:** [April 17, 2025, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4692 "2025-04-17T12:57:23Z")
> [@NihongoLearner19](#): > > I read volume 1 of [おこぼれ姫と円卓の騎士](https://learnnatively.com/book/56c6ef3ac6/) last week and I really liked volume 1, though! > > It’s King Arthur-inspired fantasy and the world building has been solid so far Repeats to self: I will not start another novel… I will not start another novel… Maybe if I finish one of the current ones first though… ---
**Author:** ![Athakaspen](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/athakaspen/32/636_2.png) [@Athakaspen](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Athakaspen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4693 "2025-04-17T14:43:19Z")
> [@NihongoLearner19](#): > > I feel so accomplished! I finished [本好きの下剋上 33](https://learnnatively.com/book/07741cb92b/)!! Oh hey, me too! And at almost the same time, judging by the activity log 🤣 It really was a great series, and this last volume was such a nice ending too. Reading the あとがき felt really nostalgic somehow, the way they all follow the same outline made them have a strong impression for me. Checking my old spreadsheet, I started the first book in October of 2020, over over 4.5 years ago… (and that was just the successful attempt, I bought the ebook almost a year before and struggled through the opening pages a few times before giving up!) > [@seanblue](#): > > Onto the next series! Indeed! Though I don’t have one specific series lined up yet. The teaser for [本好きの下剋上 ハンネローレの貴族院五年生 | L30](https://learnnatively.com/series/0fcb13f792/) did make it sound like fun (and I bought it a few weeks ago already…) but I’m going to wait a bit before diving back into Honzuki. I might focus on manga for a bit, as there are some series I really want to get into like [異世界美少女受肉おじさんと | L26](https://learnnatively.com/series/c33a93f62c/), [あかね噺 | L29](https://learnnatively.com/series/719b10b3c5/), [やがて君になる | L22](https://learnnatively.com/series/bdb72d8aee/), [オレが私になるまで | L21](https://learnnatively.com/series/9e9cc4dd7d/), [黄泉のツガイ | L25](https://learnnatively.com/series/2e3cb6213d/), ok that’s a lot actually. Then I also want to continue [サイレント・ウィッチ | L31](https://learnnatively.com/series/c196f4a1c7/) and maybe try [「涼宮ハルヒ」シリーズ | L34](https://learnnatively.com/series/38806bc62e/) as well, and someday continue [狼と香辛料 | L36](https://learnnatively.com/series/cb6e0a215c/). But just for good measure I think I’ll try to read at least one non-LN for a change of pace before picking one of these series. _me 5 seconds later: ordering a new obscure rakugo manga from Mercari_ ---
**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:** [April 17, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4694 "2025-04-17T15:28:10Z")
> [@Athakaspen](#): > > [あかね噺 | L29](https://learnnatively.com/series/719b10b3c5/), [オレが私になるまで | L21](https://learnnatively.com/series/9e9cc4dd7d/) The art style for あかね looks so cool. オレが私になるまで is a fav - hope you enjoy!! > [@Athakaspen](#): > > me 5 seconds later: ordering a new obscure rakugo manga from Mercari 名前？ ---
**Author:** ![Athakaspen](https://deyr2qldo994j.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.learnnatively.com/athakaspen/32/636_2.png) [@Athakaspen](https://forums.learnnatively.com/u/Athakaspen)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38/4695 "2025-04-17T15:53:56Z")
> [@暁のルナ](#): > > 名前？ Using all of my self-control, I actually managed to avoid purchasing a cheap set of どうらく息子. It’s supposed to be a pretty straight (as in serious, consistent) drama with interesting depictions of full Rakugo performances throughout, and I want to read it sometime, but I decided I should try it first before committing to owning 18 volumes 😅 And I have plenty of other series waiting already. Since you’re asking though, my previous obscure rakugo manga purchase which arrived today was 落語天女おゆい（月島唯・現代篇）, the first and only volume of a spinoff from the anime with the same name. In just the first 10 pages we already have the legendary 桂歌丸師匠 himself leading magical girls to fight youkai in 2006 Tokyo so I am extremely satisfied with my purchase. [Previous page](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38.md?page=233) [Next page](https://forums.learnnatively.com/t/what-are-you-reading-today/38.md?page=235)