How much of a piece of material should you be able to understand on your own in order to try reading it?

It just dawned on me that this topic is ancient by now :older_man:

I’m particularly fond of Satori Reader and ジャム屋さん is the story that really made me break through as a reader. I started it during N4 and realized I need to come back later. I came back when I was about 25% of the way through N3 and it was so much better. I’m about 65% through N3 now and comprehending most of the grammar in that story. I definitely recommend coming back to it.