Gauging Interest - 魔女の宅急便 (Kiki's Delivery Service) Bookclub

Japanese
#21

It’s been on my to buy list for a long time since I’ve been in book collector rehab… I would love to join…

…just one more book… won’t hurt…right? :japanese_goblin:

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#22

I’m going to have to make a kikis delivery service themed “get out of jail” card haha

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#23

FYI I finished this book a few months ago, so if y’all get into it and find anything you can’t decipher, feel free to summon me. :joy:

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#24

We’ll rely on your answer delivery service :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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#25

Would love to participate :slight_smile:

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#26

Sure, I’m in. I voted for a chapter a week but I’m up for whatever. Gotta finish 告白 before this starts.

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#27

For those who want to get ahead and prime themselves for some vocab from the book:

Or, currently for Chapter 1 only:

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#28

I’d like to participate as well.

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#29

I would definitely like to participate. I’ve had the book for a while now, but haven’t been able to work up the courage to actually try and read it yet. This might be just the kick in the pants I need.

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#30

I’m unsure if my Japanese is good enough, but I would try

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#31

Oh I love the movie, definitely want to join. I’ve been reading Harry Potter on my own for a while so hopefully I’ve picked up some magic-related vocab that will make this easier!

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#32

I would be up for this. I just started Gene Mapper - Full Build, but I tend to lose focus without book clubs to keep me on track.

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#33

Thanks for posting links to these, I wasn’t sure if there was already a deck on Bunpro!

For those who use JPDB, here’s a link to the volume one deck.

For those who use Anki, it looks like there was a deck set up a few years ago when a group on Wanikani ran a book club. It looks like it’s not as comprehensive, but sharing as well in case it’s helpful: Anki: 魔女の宅急便. If anyone is able to find a more complete deck, please feel free to share!

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#34

When are you planning to start this book club?

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#35

Dec 28th (Japan time).

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#36

I actually just started reading this book a couple weeks ago. I am on chapter 6, there’s lots of words that I still don’t understand but, I do understand the overall theme and content of it. A book club sounds great!!!

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#37

No idea how a book club works but I’m interested in reading along. Don’t think I’ll manage to get a physical copy in time but doesn’t seem too expensive on bookwalker.

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#38

I’ll join in :postbox: I have a copy lying around and 10 pages per week is doable

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#39

Ordered a copy of the book since I’m a fan of physical books, so that should be here well before the 28th. Looking forward to this!

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#40

on learnnatively it’s tagged “full furigana” but the amazon etc “previews” don’t have furigana.
does anyone if there’s actually a full furigana version or if it’s mistagged?

My kanji is still too bad to even try reading a book without it.

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