(The latter isn’t on Natively yet, so the link is to Amazon)
I have read some of ぜんぶきみの性, and I liked what they did with the concept of gender, etc. so that gets my vote. (Also, pun in the title? Instant vote. )
Since I finished 世にも奇妙な商品カタログ (series) | L23, now comes the question of everytime.
As always the poll might or might not swing me one way or the other.
I also have an upcoming JLPT exam so I might try to go for the hardest of all, or the one that I think it might help me more.
Voted for もしも since it’s a standalone for the moment and you can feel accomplished after finishing it.
I know from the tsubasa bunko page that it’s going to be a series, but indeed it would probably be cool to be reading as they are published!
Based on the polls result and to maximize my immersion in content before the 3rd of December, I’ll be reading もしもの世界ルーレット あったら便利? #01, and listening to 本好きの下剋上 #03 audiobook (reading along when possible)
Thanks for the votes!
I’ve really gotten off track for reading and I’d like to read something I’m familiar with to get back into the habit more easily. Which of these series should I read the next volume of next?
If you pick 神さまがまちガえる 3, you can read the next (and last ) volume together with our book club over in the WK forums once it comes out in a month or two!
Oooh that’s true! I didn’t realize the next volume was coming out soon! I read along with the club for volumes 1 and 2 (and first chapter of 3)
For sure I want to read all of these at some point, so even if 神さまがまちガえる doesn’t win the poll I’ll try to read it in time for the book club
WAIT WHAT?! nooo I didn’t think it would be over so soon
Yeah, me neither. I was looking forward to lots more fun with Kon and Kasane, but alas…

Oh no.
There doesn’t really seem to much information about “why” either, just this tweet by the author: https://twitter.com/nakataniii/status/1717561702546600277
I hope this was planned for a few chapters already and they’ll be able to give it a proper end!
神さまがまちガえる 3 | L23 wins! I actually technically started it months ago (only ~10pgs in) so it’s good that I’m finally continuing it.
少女終末旅行 and ウスズミの果て will be next, in that order
Looking for something slightly challenging to read over the next few weeks, but can’t make up my mind. Save me, internet!
- 新釈 走れメロス 他四篇 | L45?? (Liked authors other work, and I like the story this is “adapting”)
- 御宿かわせみ 6 狐の嫁入り | L40 (Random book from 1983 I bought by accident, 6th volume in a series I’ve never read. Could be fun.)
- 黒蜥蜴 | L35 (Always love some Edogawa Ranpo, and my friend’s been trying to get me to watch the movie for ages)
- 晩年 | L40?? (Collection of…stories? poetry? by Dazai. Got it because it was relevant in ビブリア古書堂の事件手帖 (series) | L31. Honestly not sure I even can read this, but it you say so, I will try
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(editing to try to get the links to format: 1 2 3 4 gave up and コピペ’d from the preview instead)
I voted mostly based on the cover, fwiw… So feel free to disregard
I did the same
I was intrigued by the “6th book in a series I’ve never read”. Feels like forbidden fruit, you know?
I voted for 御宿かわせみ 6 狐の嫁入り | L40 because I’m a fan of historical fiction. I’ve read 御宿かわせみ | L40 (book one in the series) and left a review of it; solid three star book IMHO. I don’t expect that dropping into it at book 6 will be too disorienting.
The results are in! Looks like I’ll be starting 新釈 走れメロス 他四篇 | L45?? next. That was probably the safest option in the poll, so I think I got off easy this time. (晩年 returns to its slumber in my my probably-never-to-be-read pile )

(晩年 returns to its slumber in my my probably-never-to-be-read pile
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Poor 太宰. I almost voted for that, I have loved almost all his writing that I’ve read, but he can be a bit exhausting to read.
After an unimpressive November in terms of reading, I’m now trying to speed up and leave as few unfinished books for next year as possible. I finished two books this week, Medium and 正欲, and now I’m faced with a choice. There are two books (at least) that I want to finish before the year ends, but I also feel bad for my two neglected book clubs, 傲慢と善良 and 月の裏側. I have no idea what to prioritize, please help!
What should I focus on first? (I need to read one book at a time at this point, or I’ll go crazy):
- Finish きつねのはなし (~ 158 pages remaining)
- Finish 穴 (~ 122 pages remaining)
- Catch up with 傲慢と善良 (~ 158 pages including next week)
- Catch up with 月の裏側 (~ 211 pages including next week)
If I could have chosen two entries, it would have been those two indeed
I’d love you to be caught up with us on 月の裏側 because it’s getting more and more interesting the further we proceed, and I need your speculations
But I can also see that it’s a worthwhile alternative to get over and done with 穴. Maybe finish 穴 first and then quickly catch up? Also, maybe I’m getting used to 恩田陸’s writing style by now, but I think 月の裏側 is mostly a quick read. So it’s definitely doable, I think.